(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
agonothetic
agonothetic
adj
Of or pertaining to an agonothete.
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alchemizing
alchemizing
verb
present participle of alchemize
alightments
alightments
noun
plural of alightment
alleghanian
alleghenian
alleghenian
Adjective
Relating to the
alleghenies
alleghenies
Proper noun
The in south central Pennsylvania, western Maryland, eastern West Virginia, and western Virginia.
allothigene
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alphabeting
alphabeting
verb
present participle of alphabet
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphogenous
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anemography
anemography
noun
A scientific description of the winds.
The art of recording the direction and force of the wind, as by means of an anemograph.
angelfishes
angelfishes
noun
plural of angelfish
angelomachy
angelomachy
noun
(rare) A battle between angels.
angelophany
angelophany
noun
The appearance of an angel to a human being.
angletwitch
angletwitch
noun
(rare, dialectal) An angleworm; earthworm.
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anthecology
anthecology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between flowers and pollinators
anthogenous
anthologies
anthologies
noun
plural of anthology
anthologise
anthologise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of anthologize.
anthologize
anthologize
verb
To compile, or include something in, an anthology.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
apathogenic
apathogenic
adj
(pathology) Not pathogenic.
aphrogeneia
archangelic
archangelic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or characteristic of archangels.
archegonial
archegonial
adj
(botany) Relating to the archegonium.
archegonium
archegonium
noun
(botany) A multicellular reproductive structure that contains a large, non-motile gamete (egg cell), and within which an embryo will develop.
argiphontes
arkhangelsk
arkhangelsk
Proper noun
A city in northwestern Russia on the White Sea.
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
asthenology
asthmogenic
asthmogenic
adj
(pathology) That causes an asthmatic attack
athenagoras
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
barehanding
bellhanging
bellyaching
bellyaching
noun
Quit your bellyaching and get back to work!
Whining and complaining, often contrived to evoke pity or shirk responsibility.
verb
present participle of bellyache
benightmare
bequeathing
bequeathing
verb
present participle of bequeath
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
billheading
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
boltheading
breathingly
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bushrangers
bushrangers
noun
plural of bushranger
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
carragheens
carragheens
noun
plural of carragheen
catechising
catechising
noun
catechism
verb
present participle of catechise
catechizing
catechizing
verb
present participle of catechize
chaetangium
chaetognath
chaetognath
noun
Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha.
challengers
challengers
noun
plural of challenger
challenging
challenging
adj
Difficult, hard to do.
noun
The act of making a challenge.
verb
present participle of challenge
champagnize
champagnize
verb
(transitive) To turn (wine) into champagne.
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changeabout
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
changefully
changefully
adv
In a changeful manner.
changelings
changelings
noun
plural of changeling
changemaker
changemaker
noun
One who makes a change.
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
changewater
channelling
channelling
noun
A channel or furrow.
The act by which something is channelled.
chapelgoing
chapelgoing
adj
Regularly attending chapel.
chaperonage
chaperonage
noun
The protection offered by a chaperon.
The state of being a chaperon.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
charlemagne
charlemagne
Proper noun
One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chassignite
chassignite
noun
(mineralogy) An achondrite composed mostly of olivine
chataignier
checkmating
checkmating
verb
present participle of checkmate
chittenango
chivareeing
chivareeing
verb
present participle of chivaree
chloragogen
chloragogen
adj
(biology) Synonym of chloragogue
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
cliffhanger
cliffhanger
noun
(by extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for a period of time or which is not known until the last minute.
(narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense.
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
copeognatha
crapehanger
crapehanger
noun
A pessimist or doomsayer.
crepehanger
crepehanger
noun
Alternative form of crapehanger
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
deadheading
deadheading
noun
The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.
The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
verb
present participle of deadhead
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
disheathing
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
earthmaking
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
emhpasizing
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
empathizing
empathizing
verb
present participle of empathize
emphasising
emphasising
verb
present participle of emphasise
emphasizing
emphasizing
verb
present participle of emphasize
encroaching
encroaching
adj
That encroaches.
verb
present participle of encroach
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
englishable
enravishing
enravishing
adj
That enravishes
verb
present participle of enravish
ensheathing
ensheathing
verb
present participle of ensheathe
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
entomophaga
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
eurygnathic
euthanizing
euthanizing
verb
present participle of euthanize
eventognath
exognathion
exognathite
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
gaddishness
gaddishness
noun
(nonce word) Quality of being gaddish.
galeorhinus
ganderteeth
gangsterish
gangsterish
adj
(informal) Gangsterlike.
ganocephala
garnishable
garnishable
adj
Able to be garnished.
garnisheing
garnishment
garnishment
noun
(law) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
gaultherine
gawkishness
gawkishness
noun
The quality of being gawkish.
gearchanges
gearchanges
noun
plural of gearchange
genarchship
generalship
generalship
noun
By extension, leadership, good management.
The position or office of a general.
The skills or performance of a good general; military leadership, strategy.
The term of office of a military general.
genethliacs
genethliacs
noun
plural of genethliac
geranomorph
gethsemanic
ghastliness
ghastliness
noun
A ghastly thing.
The state of being ghastly.
glassophone
glassophone
noun
(music) A set of glasses filled with differing amounts of liquid so that they produce different musical notes when struck.
glaucophane
glaucophane
noun
(mineralogy) A blue amphibole mineral, a mixed aluminate of sodium, magnesium and aluminium that exhibits pleochroism, with the chemical formula Na₂(Mg,Fe²⁺)₃Al₂Si₈O₂₂(OH)₂.
glutathione
glutathione
noun
(biochemistry) A tripeptide formed from glutamic acid, cysteine and glycine, that is active in many biological redox reactions
gnatcatcher
gnatcatcher
noun
A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.
gnathometer
gnathostome
gnathostome
noun
(zoology) Any vertebrate with jaws, including amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and most modern fish, in contrast with the Agnatha