(transitive, obsolete, rare) To contradict; to gainsay.
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agrimony
agrimony
noun
Any of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
Any of several unrelated plants of a similar appearance.
agronomy
agronomy
noun
The science of utilizing plants, animals and soils for food, fuel, feed, and fiber and more. To do this effectively and sustainably, agronomy encompasses work in the areas of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, animal sciences and soil science.
agrypnia
agrypnia
noun
(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
allaying
allaying
noun
An allayment.
verb
present participle of allay
allegany
allegany
Proper noun
a town and village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, USA.
alloying
alloying
verb
present participle of alloy
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anagyrin
anagyris
androgyn
anglesey
anglesey
Proper noun
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait.
anhungry
anhungry
adj
(obsolete, rare) Hungry.
annoying
annoying
adj
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
noun
(rare) That which annoys; an annoyance.
verb
present participle of annoy
antagony
antagony
noun
(obsolete) contest; opposition; antagonism
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
anything
anything
adv
In any way, any extent or any degree.
noun
Someone or something of importance.
pron
(with “as” or “like”) Expressing an indefinite comparison.
Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
applying
applying
noun
The act of applying; an application.
verb
present participle of apply
argemony
argentry
argentry
noun
(obsolete) Silver plate or vessels.
argynnis
arraying
arraying
noun
The act of clothing or adorning.
verb
present participle of array
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
assaying
assaying
noun
A trial by assay.
verb
present participle of assay
astogeny
astogeny
noun
Any morphological change in colonial zooids as the colony grows
asynergy
asynergy
noun
defective or absent coordination between organs, muscles, limbs or joints, resulting in a loss in movement or speed
asyngamy
asyngamy
noun
Absence of syngamy.
autogeny
autogeny
noun
spontaneous generation
ayegreen
ayegreen
noun
The houseleek (Sempervivum tectorum).
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
bandying
bandying
noun
gerund of bandy (“the act of one who bandies”)
verb
present participle of bandy
bangalay
barangay
barangay
noun
(Philippines) Alternative form of balangay (“type of boat”)
(Philippines) The smallest local government unit in the Philippines, a subdivision of a city or municipality.
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
bellying
bellying
adj
Bulging or billowing.
noun
A bulging, swelling or billowing shape; the act or state of bulging, swelling or billowing.
verb
present participle of belly
benignly
benignly
adv
In a benign manner.
berrying
berrying
noun
An expedition to pick berries.
verb
present participle of berry
bigeminy
bigeminy
noun
(pathology) The alternation of one normal heartbeat and one premature heartbeat.
bionergy
bionergy
noun
Alternative form of bioenergy
bitingly
bitingly
adv
In a biting manner.
bodingly
bodingly
adv
in a boding manner
bogeying
bogeying
verb
present participle of bogey
bogeyman
bogeyman
noun
(by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract.
A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
bogeymen
bogeymen
noun
plural of bogeyman
bogyland
boogying
boogying
verb
present participle of boogie
boogyman
boogymen
boogymen
noun
plural of boogyman
boongary
boongary
noun
A tree kangaroo of northern Queensland.
boringly
boringly
adv
In a boring manner.
The professor droned on boringly, putting his class to sleep.
bowingly
bowingly
adv
in a bowing manner
bowyangs
bowyangs
noun
plural of bowyang
buddying
buddying
verb
present participle of buddy
buggyman
buggyman
noun
(historical) A man employed to transport material, such as the bloom from a furnace, on a wheeled carriage or buggy.
The male driver of a buggy.
buggymen
buggymen
noun
plural of buggyman
bullying
bullying
noun
An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.
Persistent acts intended to make life unpleasant for another person.
verb
present participle of bully
bungerly
burgoyne
burgundy
burgundy
adj
Of a deep purple red color like that of Burgundy wine.
noun
(color) A dark red colour tinged with purple, like that of Burgundy (red) wine.
Alternative letter-case form of Burgundy (red wine).
byegaein
bylining
bylining
verb
present participle of byline
caddying
caddying
verb
present participle of caddie
present participle of caddy
cagayans
calangay
calangay
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of abacay (“kind of parrot”)
candying
candying
verb
present participle of candy
cantigny
carrying
carrying
noun
Transportation.
verb
present participle of carry
cenogamy
cenogamy
noun
The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members, i.e. in which husbands and wives are shared and held in common.
chevying
chevying
verb
present participle of chevy
chivying
chivying
verb
present participle of chivy
coagency
coagency
noun
Agency in common; joint agency.
cogently
cogently
adv
In a cogent manner.
collying
collying
verb
present participle of colly
congiary
congiary
noun
A present of corn, wine, oil, etc. or later of money, made by a Roman emperor to the soldiers or the people.
cooeying
cooeying
verb
present participle of cooey
cooingly
cooingly
adj
In a cooing way.
coyoting
cronying
cryingly
cryingly
adv
(figuratively) In a way that desperately demands attention.
While crying; with tears.
cryogens
cryogens
noun
plural of cryogen
cryogeny
cryogeny
noun
(dated) cryogenics
cullying
cullying
verb
present participle of cully
currying
currying
noun
(computing) The technique of converting a function that takes multiple arguments into a sequence of functions that each take a single argument.
verb
present participle of curry
cyanogen
cyanogen
noun
(chemistry) The radical -CN.
(organic chemistry) The pseudohalogen (CN)₂; a colourless, poisonous gas used as a rocket propellant, an insecticide and in chemical warfare.
cyclings
cyclings
noun
plural of cycling
cygneous
cygneous
adj
curved like the neck of a swan
cygninae
cymbling
cymbling
noun
Alternative form of cymling
cymlings
cymlings
noun
plural of cymling
cymogene
cymogene
noun
(chemistry) A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from the first products of the distillation of petroleum; used for producing low temperatures.
cynegild
cynogale
cynology
cynology
noun
The study of dogs.
cytogene
cytogene
noun
A self-replicating fragment of DNA or chromosome located in the cytoplasm
cytogeny
cytogeny
noun
(biology) cell production or development; cytogenesis
dairying
dairying
noun
dairy farming
dallying
dallying
noun
dalliance
verb
present participle of dally
daringly
daringly
adv
In a daring manner
daubigny
daygoing
dazingly
dazingly
adv
So as to daze.
decaying
decaying
noun
The process of undergoing decay.
verb
present participle of decay
decoying
decoying
noun
The act of one who decoys.
verb
present participle of decoy
decrying
decrying
noun
A decrial.
verb
present participle of decry
deifying
deifying
verb
present participle of deify
delaying
delaying
verb
present participle of delay
digynian
digynian
adj
Synonym of digynous
digynous
digynous
adj
(botany) Having two styles or pistils.
dirtying
dirtying
noun
A soiling or making dirty.
verb
present participle of dirty
dittying
dittying
verb
present participle of ditty
divvying
divvying
verb
present participle of divvy
dizzying
dizzying
adj
Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height.
verb
present participle of dizzy
dollying
dollying
verb
present participle of dolly
dotingly
dotingly
adv
In a doting manner
dryprong
dummying
dummying
verb
present participle of dummy
dungyard
dungyard
noun
A yard where dung is collected.
duringly
dysgenic
dysgenic
adj
(genetics, medicine) of or relating to dysgenics
(genetics, medicine) of or relating to, or causing degeneration or deterioration in offspring
dysgonic
dysgonic
adj
(biology, of a bacterial culture) Growing or seeding slowly or badly.
edgingly
edgingly
adv
While edging; with short, timid steps.
edifying
edifying
adj
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
noun
edification
verb
present participle of edify
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
egrimony
egrimony
noun
Alternative form of agrimony
egyptian
egyptian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Noun
A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.
A gypsy.
Proper noun
The Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt.
elegancy
elegancy
noun
(humorous) A mock title.
Alternative form of elegance
elengely
embaying
embaying
verb
present participle of embay
emerying
emerying
verb
present participle of emery
emptying
emptying
noun
(in the plural) Alternative form of emptins
The act by which something is emptied.
verb
present participle of empty
endogamy
endogamy
noun
(biology) The fusion of two related gametes.
The practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
endogeny
endogeny
noun
Growth from within.
enemying
enemying
verb
present participle of enemy
enginery
enginery
noun
(archaic) Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or arrangement.
(archaic) Machinery made up of engines; instruments of war.
(archaic) The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.