(botany) Producing archegonia from the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
acutograve
adjourning
adjourning
verb
present participle of adjourn
aerogenous
aerogenous
adj
(biology) Transmitted through the air.
aeruginous
aeruginous
adj
Of or pertaining to copper-rust or verdigris.
afterguard
afterguard
noun
(historical, nautical) The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of a ship, to attend the after-sails.
(sailing) The members of a yacht's crew who attend to the aft sails
A drudge; somebody tasked with menial work.
agathyrsus
agoranomus
agricolous
agricolous
adj
Dwelling in the fields, especially as an agricultural laborer.
agricultor
agricultor
noun
(archaic) agriculturist, farmer
agriotypus
aguilarite
aguilarite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic sulfosalt mineral found in Mexico.
agynarious
alfraganus
algivorous
algivorous
adj
(biology) algae-eating
alluringly
alluringly
adv
In an alluring manner.
amphigouri
androgynus
androgynus
noun
A hermaphrodite.
angularity
angularity
noun
(countable) A sharp point or angle.
(countable) A stiff, cranky, crotchety manner or behaviour.
(uncountable) The property or characteristic of possessing angles.
angularize
angularize
verb
(transitive) To make angular.
anhungered
anhungered
Adjective
Hungry.
antigyrous
antitragus
antitragus
noun
(anatomy) A projection on the lower posterior portion of the auricle of the ear opposite the tragus.
aqualunger
aqualunger
noun
A diver who uses an aqualung.
archgunner
archhumbug
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
argenteous
argenteous
adj
(formal) Silvery.
argenteuil
argonautic
argonautic
adj
(by extension) adventurous
relating to Jason's ship, the Argo
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
argumental
argumental
adj
(linguistics) Based on arguments; pertaining to arguments.
argumentum
argumentum
noun
(chiefly formal, in law, logic, etc.) Used in numerous Latin phrases (and occasionally alone) in the sense of “appeal” or “argument”.
argusianus
argusville
argutation
argutation
noun
(obsolete) caviling; subtle disputation
arguteness
arguteness
noun
(obsolete) The state or quality of being argute.
armaturing
armaturing
verb
present participle of armature
armigerous
armigerous
adj
Entitled to bear a coat of arms.
ascigerous
ascigerous
adj
(botany) Having asci.
assurgency
assurgency
noun
A tendency to rise.
assuringly
assuringly
adv
In an assuring manner.
astragalus
astragalus
noun
(anatomy) The anklebone.
(botany) A herb of the genus Astragalus.
aubergiste
aubergiste
noun
An innkeeper or landlord in French-speaking countries.
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
aufklarung
augmenters
augmenters
noun
plural of augmenter
auguration
auguration
noun
The practice of augury.
aurigation
aurigation
noun
The act of driving a chariot or a carriage.
aurigerous
aurigerous
adj
Bearing or yielding gold; auriferous.
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
ausforming
ausforming
verb
present participle of ausform
austinburg
austringer
austringer
noun
(falconry) A falconer who uses accipiters for hunting.
(obsolete) A keeper of goshawks.
austrogaea
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autojigger
auxanogram
auxanogram
noun
A culture of microorganisms used in auxanography.
background
background
adj
Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
noun
(computing) A type of activity on a computer that is not normally visible to the user.
(computing) The image or color over which a computer's desktop items are shown (e.g. icons or application windows).
(physics) Clipping of background radiation.
A less important feature of scenery (as opposed to foreground).
A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
One's social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past.
verb
(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
To put in a position that is not prominent.
simple past tense and past participle of backgrind
bainbrudge
banebrudge
barbecuing
barbecuing
verb
present participle of barbecue
barbequing
barbequing
verb
present participle of barbeque
bargehouse
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
battenburg
beartongue
beauregard
beleaguers
beleaguers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beleaguer
bestraught
bestraught
adj
(obsolete) Distracted; mad, distraught.
blackguard
blackguard
noun
(archaic) A man who uses foul language in front of a woman, typically a woman of high standing in society.
(old-fashioned, usually used only of men) A scoundrel; an unprincipled contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
The lowest servant in a household charged with pots, pans, and other kitchen equipment.
verb
(intransitive) To act like a blackguard; to be a scoundrel.
(transitive) To revile or abuse in scurrilous language.
blacksburg
blairsburg
blakesburg
blawenburg
bodyguards
bodyguards
noun
plural of bodyguard
bouguereau
bourignian
brabagious
breakshugh
buckraming
buckraming
verb
present participle of buckram
budgerigah
budgerigar
budgerigar
noun
A species of small green parrot, Melopsittacus undulatus, native to inland Australia; a common cagebird throughout the world and bred in many colour varieties.
budgerygah
bugbeardom
bugbearish
bugbearish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bugbear; terrifying; frightful.
bulgarians
bullbeggar
bullbeggar
noun
(obsolete) Something used or suggested to produce terror; a bugbear.
bullragged
bulwarking
bulwarking
verb
present participle of bulwark
bumgardner
burgaudine
burgenland
burgenland
Proper noun
The easternmost and least populous federal state of Austria.
burgherage
burglaries
burglaries
noun
plural of burglary
burglarise
burglarise
verb
Rare spelling of burglarize.
burglarize
burglarize
verb
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Canada, US) To commit burglary.
burgullian
burgundian
burgundian
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Burgundy, or a person descended from natives of Burgundy.
A member or descendant of the Burgundians, an East Germanic tribe.
Proper noun
The extinct East Germanic language of the Burgundians.
The Burgundian Oïl language, Bourguignon-Morvandiau.
Adjective
Pertaining to Burgundy, its people or its language.
burlingame
burlingham
bushranger
bushranger
noun
(Australia, historical) A convict or outlaw who escapes to the bush to avoid capture; a roving bandit who lives in the bush.
(Australia, obsolete) A person skilled in bushcraft.
butterjags
cagoulards
cagoulards
noun
plural of cagoulard
cairngorum
cairngorum
noun
Alternative form of cairngorm
campground
campground
noun
An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held.
An area where tents are pitched.
cannelburg
canonsburg
caprimulgi
cataloguer
cataloguer
noun
(informal) A person who is fanatical about buying items from catalogues.
One who catalogues.
chaulmugra
chaulmugra
noun
Alternative form of chaulmoogra
chiriguano
choraguses
cigaresque
cigaresque
adj
Characteristic of cigars
clamouring
clamouring
noun
A sound that clamours.
verb
present participle of clamour
clangorous
clangorous
adj
Making a clangor.
clangoured
clangoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangour
clarksburg
clarksburg
Proper noun
A city in West Virginia, United States
coagulator
coagulator
noun
Something that causes coagulation (clumping or solidifying).
coastguard
coastguard
noun
Alternative spelling of coast guard
cogracious
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
condurango
condurango
noun
(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
conjugator
conjugator
noun
An automated process or written aid for giving the conjugation table of verbs.
corrugated
corrugated
adj
Bent into regular curved folds or grooves.
Marked with parallel folds, ridges or furrows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of corrugate
corrugates
corrugates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrugate
corrugator
corrugator
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator cutis ani..
(anatomy) Ellipsis of corrugator supercilii..
A machine that corrugates material.
cosingular
cosingular
adj
(algebra) Having the same singularities.
courageous
courageous
adj
Of a person, displaying or possessing courage.
Of an action, that requires courage.
craunching
craunching
verb
present participle of craunch
cruciating
cruciating
verb
present participle of cruciate
crustalogy
cuirassing
cuirassing
verb
present participle of cuirass
culvertage
culvertage
noun
(historical) The degradation of a vassal to the position of a serf.
cundurango
cundurango
noun
Alternative form of condurango
curarizing
curarizing
verb
present participle of curarize
curtailing
curtailing
noun
A cutting short; truncation.
verb
present participle of curtail
curtaining
curtaining
noun
Material used for curtains.
verb
present participle of curtain
curvograph
curvograph
noun
An arcograph.
cutgrasses
cutgrasses
noun
plural of cutgrass
daemonurgy
daggerbush
daguerrean
daguerrean
Adjective
Relating to (1787–1851), French artist and physicist, or to his invention of the daguerreotype.