The act of one who affirms something; an affirmation.
verb
present participle of affirm
agamemnon
agamogony
agamogony
noun
(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
agilmente
agistment
agistment
noun
(historical) The taking and feeding of other people's cattle in the king's forests; the price paid for such a feeding.
A charge or rate against lands
The taking in by any one of other people's livestock to graze at a certain rate.
aglaonema
aglaonema
noun
Any of the genus Aglaonema of tropical foliage plants.
agminated
agminated
adj
agminate
agnoetism
agnomical
agnomical
adj
Of or pertaining to the absence of set purpose or intention.
agnominal
agnominal
adj
Of or pertaining to an agnomen.
agomensin
agoranome
agoranome
noun
Alternative form of agoranomos
agreement
agreement
noun
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
(obsolete, chiefly in the plural) An agreeable quality.
(uncountable) A state whereby several parties share a view or opinion; the state of not contradicting one another.
(uncountable, law) A legally binding contract enforceable in a court of law.
(uncountable, linguistics, grammar) Rules that exist in many languages that force some parts of a sentence to be used or inflected differently depending on certain attributes of other parts.
agrements
agrements
noun
plural of agrement
agrimonia
agromania
agromania
noun
An intense interest in agriculture.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
airmonger
alaruming
alaruming
verb
(archaic, rare) present participle of alarum
alemonger
alemonger
noun
(historical) A seller of ale.
alignment
alignment
noun
(astronomy) The conjunction of two celestial objects.
(bioinformatics) A way of arranging DNA, RNA or protein sequences in order to identify regions of similarity.
(role-playing games) In a roleplaying game, one of a set number of philosophical attitudes a character can take.
(transport) The precise route or course taken by a linear way (road, railway, footpath, etc.) between two points.
An alliance of factions.
An arrangement of items in a line.
The process of adjusting a mechanism such that its parts are aligned; the condition of having its parts so adjusted.
amazingly
amazingly
adv
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
ambigenal
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
ambrogino
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amidating
amidating
adj
(organic chemistry) That causes an amidation reaction
amidogens
amidogens
noun
plural of amidogen
aminating
aminating
verb
present participle of aminate
amnigenia
amornings
amornings
adv
(obsolete) In the mornings.
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphogeny
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amylogens
analogism
analogism
noun
(logic) An argument from cause to effect; an a priori argument.
The investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each other.
anemogram
anemogram
noun
A record made by an anemograph.
anemology
anemology
noun
The study of the movements of the winds.
The wind movements in a particular region.
angadreme
angiogram
angiogram
noun
(medicine) An X-ray image of the blood vessels gained after the injection of a radiopaque contrast medium.
angiomata
angionoma
angiotome
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
angleworm
angleworm
noun
(Northern US) An earthworm, used as or destined to be used as bait to catch fish.
anglicism
anglicism
noun
A Briticism: a word or other feature in the English language that is specific to, or characteristic of, British English.
A cultural aspect typical of the English people.
An Englishism: a word or other feature originating in the English language that has been borrowed by another language.
anglomane
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
angstroms
angstroms
noun
plural of angstrom
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
animating
animating
verb
present participle of animate
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
antheming
antheming
verb
present participle of anthem
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
armangite
armangite
noun
(mineralogy) A trigonal-rhombohedral black mineral containing arsenic, carbon, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
armington
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
armstrong
armstrong
Proper noun
originally a nickname for someone with strong arms.
Noun
An Armstrong gun.
asyngamic
asyngamic
adj
Not syngamic.
atmogenic
atomising
atomising
verb
present participle of atomise
atomizing
atomizing
verb
present participle of atomize
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
bagmaking
bagmaking
noun
The manufacture of bags.
balimbing
balimbing
noun
(Philippines) A turncoat; one who defects to the other side in politics.
(Philippines) Alternative form of belimbing (“star fruit”)
balsaming
balsaming
verb
present participle of balsam
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
becalming
becalming
verb
present participle of becalm
becomings
becomings
noun
plural of becoming
becriming
bedamning
bedamning
verb
present participle of bedamn
bedimming
bedimming
verb
present participle of bedim
bedmaking
bedmaking
noun
The skill or act of making beds (arranging the sheets, etc.).
bedumbing
bedumbing
verb
present participle of bedumb
begemming
begemming
verb
present participle of begem
beggarman
beggarman
noun
A male beggar.
begriming
begriming
verb
present participle of begrime
begumming
begumming
verb
present participle of begum
bemeaning
bemeaning
verb
present participle of bemean
bemingled
bemingled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bemingle
bemingles
bemingles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemingle
bemisting
bemisting
verb
present participle of bemist
bemoaning
bemoaning
noun
The act of one who bemoans something.
verb
present participle of bemoan
bemocking
bemocking
verb
present participle of bemock
benumbing
benumbing
verb
present participle of benumb
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
beseeming
beseeming
adj
Becoming, befitting, suitable.
noun
Appearance; look.
gerund of beseem: a comely appearance; attractiveness.
verb
present participle of beseem
beshaming
beshaming
verb
present participle of beshame
besliming
besliming
verb
present participle of beslime
besmiling
besmiling
verb
present participle of besmile
besmoking
besmoking
verb
present participle of besmoke
beworming
bigeminal
bigeminal
adj
Occurring in pairs; doubled or twinned
noun
The occurrence of premature atrial or ventricular heartbeats in pairs.
bigeminum
bilimbing
bilimbing
noun
Alternative form of bilimbi
bisegment
bisegment
noun
One of two equal parts of a line or other magnitude.
blamingly
blamingly
adv
So as to blame.
boogerman
boogerman
noun
Alternative form of bogeyman
boogeyman
boogeyman
noun
Alternative spelling of bogeyman
boogeymen
boogeymen
noun
plural of boogeyman
boomerang
boomerang
noun
(Australian rules football, rugby) A boomerang kick.
(RAF slang) An early return of an aircraft whose mission was aborted, often due to technical failures.
(theater) A device for changing the color of a followspot.
A breakdancing move in which the performer walks on their hands while keeping the legs raised off the ground.
A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.
verb
(RAF slang) To abort a mission and return to base early.
(intransitive) To return or rebound unexpectedly, especially when the result is undesired; to backfire.
(intransitive) To travel in a curved path.
boomingly
boomingly
adv
In a booming manner; loudly.
boomslang
boomslang
noun
(South Africa) A highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
bottoming
bottoming
verb
present participle of bottom
bowmaking
bowmaking
noun
The manufacture of bows (for archery or for musical instruments).
boxmaking
boxmaking
noun
The manufacture of boxes.
brambling
brambling
noun
A finch, Fringilla montifringilla of northern Eurasia, the male having a black head in summer and an orange breast with white belly and a long white rump.
verb
present participle of bramble
bridgeman
bridgemen
brightman
bromating
bromating
verb
present participle of bromate
bromeigon
bromising
bromizing
bromizing
verb
present participle of bromize
brummagen
bullimong
bullimong
noun
(UK, obsolete) A mixture of oats, barley, etc. sown to provide cattle feed.
bumblings
bumblings
noun
plural of bumbling
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bungmaker
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
calmingly
calmingly
adv
In a calming manner.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
camleting
campagnol
campagnol
noun
(archaic) A vole (US, Canada: field mouse), Microtus agrestis that often does great damage in fields and gardens by feeding on roots and seeds.
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
canangium
canmaking
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
cementing
cementing
noun
An instance of affixing something with cement.
verb
present participle of cement
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
cheongsam
cheongsam
noun
(Hong Kong) A plain coloured, tight-fitting dress with a short split at the thigh, worn as a school uniform by schoolgirls.
A long formal dress-like garment or robe worn by Asian men.
A tight-fitting Chinese formal woman's dress, usually brightly coloured, patterned and/or embroidered, with a split at the thigh.
chiangmai
chiengmai
chiminage
chiminage
noun
(obsolete, law) A toll paid for passage through a forest.
chromogen
chromogen
noun
(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.