(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
agriochoerus
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiophorous
angiosporous
angiosporous
adj
(botany) Having spores contained in cells or thecae.
anguilliform
anguilliform
adj
Shaped like an eel.
Swimming in the manner of an eel.
noun
Any eel of the order Anguilliformes
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
anguliferous
angulinerved
anitrogenous
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthropurgic
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
antiguerilla
antiliturgic
antireducing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apterygotous
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
asparaginous
asparaginous
adj
Resembling or related to asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus.
aspergillums
aspergillums
noun
plural of aspergillum
asporogenous
assyriologue
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autorotating
autorotating
verb
present participle of autorotate
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
baragouinish
barbouillage
baserunnings
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
beglerbegluc
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
bleachground
bloomingburg
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
borotungstic
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bourgeoisies
bourgeoisies
noun
plural of bourgeoisie
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
bourignonism
bourignonist
brachigerous
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brauneberger
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullyragging
bullyragging
verb
present participle of bullyrag
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burgettstown
burghalpenny
burglarising
burglarising
verb
(Britain) present participle of burglarise
burglarizing
burglarizing
verb
present participle of burglarize
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
burnettizing
burnettizing
verb
present participle of burnettize
bushrangings
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
butterwright
calculagraph
calculagraph
noun
(historical) A mechanical device that calculates and prints the elapsed time between two events.
calculifrage
calculifrage
noun
(surgery) An instrument inserted into the bladder in order to break up calculi.
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
caprimulgine
carburetting
caricaturing
caricaturing
verb
present participle of caricature
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
chambersburg
chandragupta
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheeseburger
cheeseburger
noun
(military, slang) The BLU-82 bomb.
A hamburger containing cheese (usually one or more slices of processed cheese).
cheirogaleus
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
childersburg
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
circumcising
circumcising
verb
present participle of circumcise
circumducing
circumducing
verb
present participle of circumduce
circumfusing
circumfusing
verb
present participle of circumfuse
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
circummuring
circummuring
verb
present participle of circummure
clangorously
clangorously
adv
In a clangorous manner; ringingly.
clearcutting
clearcutting
noun
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
concurringly
concurringly
adv
In a concurring manner; concurrently
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
congratulant
congratulant
adj
That congratulates
noun
congratulator
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.