A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
admarginate
admarginate
verb
(archaic) To write in the margin.
admeasuring
admeasuring
verb
present participle of admeasure
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adumbrating
adumbrating
verb
present participle of adumbrate
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agromyzidae
amalgamated
amalgamated
adj
Combined from two or more entities into one specific entity whilst retaining the defining characteristics of the original source entities.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amalgamate
ambuscading
ambuscading
verb
present participle of ambuscade
amygdalinic
amygdalitis
amygdalitis
noun
(obsolete) tonsillitis
amygdaloids
amygdaloids
noun
plural of amygdaloid
androgamone
androgonium
androgynism
androgynism
noun
hermaphroditism
antidumping
antidumping
adj
(economics, trade, diplomacy) Intended to combat or prevent dumping, the sale of goods below cost for anticompetitive purposes
argentamide
augmentedly
augmentedly
adv
In an augmented manner.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
bedlamising
bedlamizing
beglamoured
beglamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beglamour
bemaddening
bemaddening
verb
present participle of bemadden
bigeminated
bloodmonger
bloodmonger
noun
A brutal or indiscriminate killer.
boomeranged
boomeranged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boomerang
braggardism
braggardism
noun
Boastfulness; tendency to brag.
breadmaking
breadmaking
noun
The making of bread.
bridegrooms
bridegrooms
noun
plural of bridegroom
bridgemaker
bridgemaker
noun
(figuratively) A person who connects others.
A person who designs and/or constructs bridges.
camouflaged
camouflaged
adj
wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of camouflage
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
candymaking
candymaking
noun
The manufacture of candy.
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
coadmitting
coadmitting
verb
present participle of coadmit
coembodying
comitragedy
comitragedy
noun
Alternative form of tragicomedy
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
coredeeming
coredeeming
verb
present participle of coredeem
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
curmudgeons
curmudgeons
noun
plural of curmudgeon
dactylogram
dactylogram
Noun
a fingerprint.
daemonology
daimonology
daimonology
noun
Alternative form of demonology
damascening
damascening
noun
damascene trimmings or ornamentation
verb
present participle of damascene
damgalnunna
damningness
damningness
noun
Tendency to bring damnation.
daydreaming
daydreaming
noun
An instance of daydreaming; a daydream or reverie.
verb
present participle of daydream
deaminating
deaminating
verb
present participle of deaminate
deaminizing
decemjugate
decomposing
decomposing
verb
present participle of decompose
dedogmatize
dedogmatize
verb
(transitive) To remove the dogma from.
degerminate
deglamorize
deglamorize
verb
To make less glamorous
degradement
degradement
noun
Deprivation of rank or office; degradation.
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
demagnetise
demagnetise
verb
(British spelling) To make something non-magnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
demagnetize
demagnetize
verb
(transitive) To erase the contents of a magnetic storage device.
(transitive) To make something nonmagnetic by removing its magnetic properties.
demagogical
demagogical
adj
demagogic
demagoguery
demagoguery
noun
Rhetoric that appeals to the prejudices of the people.
The actions of a demagogue.
demagoguing
demagoguing
verb
present participle of demagogue
demagoguism
demagoguism
noun
Alternative form of demagogism
demandingly
demandingly
adv
In a demanding way.
demanganize
demarcating
demarcating
verb
present participle of demarcate
demergering
demergering
verb
present participle of demerger
demibrigade
demibrigade
noun
A half brigade.
demigoddess
demigoddess
noun
female equivalent of demigod
demigriffin
demiurgeous
demiurgical
demiurgical
adj
Synonym of demiurgic
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
demological
demonograph
demonologer
demonologer
noun
One versed in demonology.
demonologic
demonologic
adj
Alternative form of demonological
demurringly
demurringly
adv
So as to demur.
dendrograms
dendrograms
noun
plural of dendrogram
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
deprogramed
deraignment
derangement
derangement
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) A permutation of a set such that no element is in its previous position.
An act or instance of deranging.
The property of being deranged.
dermatalgia
dermatalgia
noun
(pathology) pain that is localised to the skin
dermatogens
dermatogens
noun
plural of dermatogen
dermatology
dermatology
noun
(medicine) The study of the skin and its diseases.
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desagrement
desegmented
desightment
desightment
noun
(obsolete) disfigurement
designments
designments
noun
plural of designment
desmogenous
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despumating
despumating
verb
present participle of despumate
determining
determining
verb
present participle of determine
deuterogamy
deuterogamy
noun
A second marriage, after the death of the first husband or wife; in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old canon law.
devilmonger
diagrammers
diagrammers
noun
plural of diagrammer
diagramming
diagramming
verb
present participle of diagram
diamagnetic
diamagnetic
adj
(physics) Exhibiting diamagnetism; repelled by a magnet.
noun
Any substance that exhibits diamagnetism.
diaminogene
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
digoneutism
digoneutism
noun
The quality of being digoneutic.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dimanganion
dimanganous
dimastigate
dimidiating
dimidiating
verb
present participle of dimidiate
diminishing
diminishing
adj
becoming smaller
noun
A diminishment.
verb
present participle of diminish
dirigomotor
dirigomotor
adj
(obsolete, physiology) That controls or directs motor muscles
disarmingly
disarmingly
adv
In a disarming manner.
disbosoming
disbosoming
verb
present participle of disbosom
disclaiming
disclaiming
verb
present participle of disclaim
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
dislodgment
dislodgment
noun
Alternative form of dislodgement
dismantling
dismantling
noun
The act by which something is dismantled.
verb
present participle of dismantle
dismayingly
dismayingly
adv
In a manner that causes dismay.
dismortgage
dismortgage
verb
(transitive) To redeem from mortgage.
dismounting
dismounting
noun
The act of one who dismounts.
verb
present participle of dismount
dissembling
dissembling
noun
The action of the verb dissemble
verb
present participle of dissemble
divebombing
divebombing
verb
present participle of divebomb
divergement
divergement
noun
(archaic) divergence
divulgement
divulgement
noun
The act of divulging (communicating or revealing information).
documenting
documenting
verb
present participle of document
dogberrydom
dogberryism
dogberryism
noun
Alternative form of Dogberryism
doggerelism
doggerelism
noun
The writing of doggerel.
dogmatician
dogmatician
noun
A dogmatist.
dogmatising
dogmatising
verb
present participle of dogmatise
dogmatizers
dogmatizers
noun
plural of dogmatizer
dogmatizing
dogmatizing
verb
present participle of dogmatize
domineering
domineering
adj
overbearing, dictatorial or authoritarian
noun
The act of one who domineers.
verb
present participle of domineer
doomsayings
doomsayings
noun
plural of doomsaying
doubtmonger
doubtmonger
noun
One who sows doubts in the minds of others.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
dragomanate
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dramatising
dramatising
verb
present participle of dramatise
dramatizing
dramatizing
verb
present participle of dramatize
dramaturges
dramaturges
noun
plural of dramaturge
dramaturgic
dramaturgic
adj
Of or relating to the art of dramatic composition for the stage.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreamingful
dressmaking
dressmaking
noun
The craft of making custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns.