A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
bigmouth
bigmouth
adj
(zoology) Applied to various creatures that have a large mouth.
noun
(informal, derogatory) One who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
borgholm
brougham
brougham
noun
A four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage, designed in 1839. It had an open seat for the driver in front of the closed cabin for two or four passengers.
An automobile, a sedan without a roof over the driver's seat.
chimango
chimango
noun
Milvago chimango, a South American bird of prey related to the falcon.
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
dogmouth
doughman
doughmen
echogram
echogram
noun
sonogram
ethrogim
gascromh
gemshorn
gemshorn
noun
An instrument of the ocarina family, historically made from the horn of a chamois, goat, or other animal.
An organ stop with conical tin pipes.
geotherm
geotherm
noun
A geoisotherm.
ghostdom
ghostdom
noun
The condition, state, or realm of ghosts or spirits; spirituality; spiritualism.
ghostism
ghostism
noun
Belief in ghosts.
gomashta
gomashta
noun
(India, now historical) A native Indian clerk or steward.
gomorrah
gomorrah
Proper noun
A city in the Middle East which, according to the Hebrew Bible and to Islamic tradition, was destroyed by God (along with Sodom) for the sins of its inhabitants.
gomorrha
goombahs
goombahs
noun
plural of goombah
groomish
gulmohar
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gumshoed
gumshoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gumshoe
gumshoes
gumshoes
noun
plural of gumshoe
hagstrom
hangworm
hegemone
hegemone
Proper noun
One of the Charites and a goddess of flowers and fruit, worshipped at Athens along with Auxo and Damia.
One of the moons of Jupiter.
hegemony
hegemony
noun
(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.
Dominance of one social group over another, such that the ruling group or hegemon acquires some degree of consent from the subordinate, as opposed to dominance purely by force.
hemagogs
hemogram
hemogram
noun
A detailed record of various blood tests
hemology
highmoor
highmore
highmost
highmost
adj
(obsolete) highest
hogframe
hogframe
noun
(nautical) A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck, and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and stiffness, used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.
hogmanay
hogmanay
Noun
New Year's Eve.
A celebration or gift for New Year's Eve.
hogmanes
hogmanes
noun
plural of hogmane
hogmenay
hogmolly
hogmolly
noun
Synonym of hogsucker (“a kind of fish”)
holmgang
holmgang
noun
In Norse and Icelandic culture, a duel to the death.
hologamy
hologamy
noun
(biology) A form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic cells
hologram
hologram
noun
A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.
homagers
homagers
noun
plural of homager
homaging
homaging
verb
present participle of homage
homagium
homburgs
homburgs
noun
plural of homburg
homegoer
homeling
homeling
noun
(obsolete) A native; a person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular country; an inhabitant.
homering
homering
verb
present participle of homer
homogamy
homogamy
noun
(biology) Breeding between similar individuals.
(botany) Fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same plant.
(sociology) Marriage or other union between similar people, or people of the same sex.
homogene
homogene
adj
(obsolete) homogeneous
homogeny
homogeny
noun
(biology) Similarity in structure, though of different function, because of genetic relationships
homoglot
homogone
homogony
homogony
noun
(botany) The condition of having homogonous flowers.
homologs
homologs
noun
plural of homolog
homology
homology
noun
(algebra) Given a chain complex {Gₙ} and its associated set of homomorphisms {Hₙ}, the rule which explains how each Hₙ maps Gₙ into the kernel of Gₙ₊₁.
(anthropology) The relationship, between temporally separated human beliefs, practices or artefacts, of possessing shared characteristics attributed to genetic or historical links to a common ancestor.
(biology, psychology) The relationship, between characteristics or behaviours, of having a shared evolutionary or developmental origin;
(chemistry) The relationship, between elements, of being in the same group of the periodic table.
(evolutionary theory) specifically, a correspondence between structures in separate life forms having a common evolutionary origin, such as that between flippers and hands.
(genetics) The presence of the same series of bases in different but related genes.
(geometry, projective geometry) An automorphism of the projective plane (representing a perspective projection) that leaves all the points of some straight line (the homology axis) fixed and maps all the lines through some single point (the homology centre) onto themselves.
(geometry, projective geometry) specifically, such relationship in the context of the geometry of perspective.
(organic chemistry) The relationship, between organic compounds, of being in the same homologous series.
(topology, algebraic topology) A general way of associating a sequence of algebraic objects, such as abelian groups or modules, to a sequence of topological spaces; also used attributively: see Usage notes below.
The relationship of being homologous; a homologous relationship;
hormogon
humoring
humoring
verb
present participle of humor
hypogamy
hypogamy
noun
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
lagomrph
logomach
logomach
noun
Someone who argues about the meaning of words.
loughman
mahjongg
mahjongg
noun
Alternative spelling of mahjong
mahjongs
mahogany
mahogany
adj
Having the colour of mahogany; dark reddish-brown.
Made of mahogany.
noun
(countable) Any of the trees from which such wood comes.
(obsolete, colloquial) A table made from mahogany wood; a dining table.
(regional) A Cornish drink made from gin and treacle.
(uncountable) The wood of any of various tropical American evergreen trees, of the genus Swietenia, mostly used to make furniture.
A reddish-brown color, like that of mahogany wood.
mahogany:
mahogony
megohmit
monaghan
monaghan
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland.
A town in the county of Monaghan.
monhegan
monhegan
Proper noun
an island in Maine
monongah
mooching
mooching
noun
An idle stroll.
verb
present participle of mooch
morphgan
mouching
mouching
verb
present participle of mouch
mouthing
mouthing
noun
Ranting; passionate speech devoid of meaning.
The act of forming a shape with the mouth, especially as part of sign language.
verb
present participle of mouth
mughouse
mughouse
noun
(obsolete) An alehouse; a pothouse.
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
ockeghem
oghamist
oghamist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Oghamist
omophagy
omophagy
noun
The eating of raw flesh.
phlegmon
phlegmon
noun
A solid mass formed by inflamed connective tissue, such as forms around an appendix in appendicitis.