(countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
axmaking
axofugal
banxring
banxring
noun
(zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia
bemixing
bemixing
verb
present participle of bemix
bloxberg
coxalgia
coxalgia
noun
pain in the hip
coxalgic
coxalgic
adj
Relating to coxalgia.
desexing
desexing
verb
present participle of desex
detoxing
detoxing
noun
Synonym of detox (“detoxification, especially of the body from drugs”)
verb
present participle of detox
dewaxing
dewaxing
noun
A process in which wax is removed from a material or a surface.
verb
present participle of dewax
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
doxology
doxology
noun
An expression of praise to God, especially a short hymn sung as part of a Christian worship service.
epoxying
epoxying
verb
present participle of epoxy
exacting
exacting
adj
(of a person or organization) Characterized by exaction.
(of an action, task, etc) Requiring precise accuracy, great care, effort, or attention.
Making great demands; difficult to satisfy.
verb
present participle and gerund of exact
exalting
exalting
adj
Of something that uplifts, that exalts.
verb
present participle of exalt
exanguin
exchange
exchange
noun
(biochemistry) The transfer of substances or elements like gas, amino-acids, ions etc. sometimes through a surface like a membrane.
(chess) The loss of one piece and associated capture of another.
(finance) The difference between the values of money in different places.
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange of contracts.
(obsolete) The thing given or received in return; especially, a publication exchanged for another.
(telephony, US) The fourth through sixth digits of a ten-digit phone number (the first three before the introduction of area codes).
(usually with "the") The loss of a minor piece (typically a bishop or knight) and associated capture of the more advantageous rook.
A conversation.
A place for conducting trading.
A telephone exchange.
An act of exchanging or trading.
verb
(law, England & Wales, Northern Ireland) Clipping of exchange contracts.
(transitive) To replace with, as a substitute.
(transitive) To trade or barter.
exciding
exciding
verb
present participle of excide
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
exciting
exciting
adj
creating or producing excitement
noun
The process of something becoming excited; excitation.
verb
present participle of excite
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
exegeses
exegeses
noun
plural of exegesis
exegesis
exegesis
noun
A critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially a religious text.
An explanatory note; a gloss.
exegetes
exegetes
noun
plural of exegete
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exegete
exegetic
exegetic
adj
Of or pertaining to exegesis; explanatory.
exergual
exergual
adj
Relating to the exergue.
exergues
exergues
noun
plural of exergue
exerting
exerting
verb
present participle of exert
exfigure
exhaling
exhaling
noun
exhalation
verb
present participle of exhale
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exigeant
exigeant
adj
exigent; demanding
exigence
exigence
noun
exigency
exigency
exigency
noun
(chiefly in the plural) The demands or requirements of a situation.
An urgent situation, one requiring extreme effort or attention.
exigible
exigible
adj
That may be exacted; demandable; requirable.
exiguity
exiguity
noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
existing
existing
adj
That exists, or has existence, especially that exists now.
verb
present participle of exist
exoergic
exoergic
adj
(physics, chemistry) Occurring with the release of energy.
exogamic
exogamic
adj
Of or pertaining to exogamy.
exogenae
exogenic
exogenic
adj
(geology) Originating on or above the surface of the earth; exogenetic.
(medicine, dermatology) Relating to the exogen growth phase.
Existing or arising outside of a system.
exograph
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
expeding
expeding
verb
present participle of expede
expiring
expiring
adj
Ending, terminating, dying.
verb
present participle of expire
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
extoling
exulding
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
foxglove
foxglove
noun
Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
galaxian
galaxian
adj
(astronomy) Of or pertaining to a galaxy
galaxias
galaxias
noun
Any of the fish of the genus Galaxias.
galaxies
galaxies
noun
plural of galaxy
genetrix
genetrix
noun
Alternative form of genitrix
genitrix
genitrix
noun
The biological mother of a child.
genuflex
genuflex
verb
Alternative form of genuflect
geotaxes
geotaxes
noun
plural of geotaxis
geotaxis
geotaxis
noun
(biology) A downward movement.
(biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces.
geulincx
giambeux
giambeux
noun
Obsolete form of jambeaux, plural of jambeau
gloxinia
gloxinia
noun
Any of the three species of South American plants of the genera Gloxinia in family Gesneriaceae.
Brazilian gloxinia (Sinningia speciosa), a plant species formerly classified in the genus Gloxinia, in the family Gesneriaceae.
Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
Hardy gloxinia (Incarvillea delavayi), in the family Bignoniaceae.
glyoxime
glyoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) The oxime HO-N=CH-CH=N-OH produced by the action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal
gobiesox
greenwax
greenwax
noun
Alternative spelling of green wax
hexaglot
hexaglot
adj
(rare) In six languages.
hexagons
hexagons
noun
plural of hexagon
hexagram
hexagram
noun
A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
hexangle
hexangle
noun
(obsolete, geometry) hexagon
immixing
immixing
verb
present participle of immix
indexing
indexing
noun
A system used to assign indexes.
verb
present participle of index
infixing
infixing
verb
present participle of infix
luxating
luxating
verb
present participle of luxate
malaxage
malaxage
noun
The process of malaxating.
malaxing
malaxing
verb
present participle of malax
margeaux
mixology
mixology
noun
(slang) The art of combining various ingredients to make cocktails.
(slang, rare) The work of a disc jockey.
oxbridge
oxbridge
Proper noun
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities.
oxtongue
oxtongue
noun
A flowering plant of the genus Anchusa, especially Anchusa officinalis (true alkanet).
A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides (bristly oxtongue).
Beef tongue (a foodstuff).
oxygenic
oxygenic
adj
of, relating to, containing or producing oxygen
oxygonal
oxygonal
adj
acute-angled
pegboxes
pegboxes
noun
plural of pegbox
proxying
proxying
verb
present participle of proxy
refixing
refixing
verb
present participle of refix
relaxing
relaxing
adj
Conducive to relaxation; helping one to relax.
noun
The process by which something is relaxed.
verb
present participle of relax
remixing
remixing
verb
present participle of remix
retaxing
retaxing
verb
present participle of retax
rewaxing
rewaxing
noun
The act of waxing something again.
verb
present participle of rewax
roxburgh
roxburgh
Proper noun
a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
an ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460
a town in Central Otago, New Zealand.
sexagene
sexagene
noun
(obsolete) An arc or angle of 60 degrees.
sexangle
sexangle
noun
(geometry, obsolete) A hexagon
sexology
sexology
noun
The study of sex and sexuality, usually from a psychological or clinical perspective.
taxingly
taxingly
adv
In a taxing manner.
taxology
taxology
noun
taxonomy
teguexin
teguexin
noun
(zoology) A large South American lizard with yellowish spots; a gold tegu.
telexing
telexing
verb
present participle of telex
texguino
toxology
toxology
noun
(rare) Archery; or more broadly, the study of projectiles and trajectories.
Misspelling of toxicology.
unboxing
unboxing
noun
(object-oriented programming) Automatic conversion of objects back to value types.
The removal of something from its box; an unpacking.
verb
present participle of unbox
unfixing
unfixing
verb
present participle of unfix
unsexing
unsexing
verb
present participle of unsex
untaxing
untaxing
adj
Not taxing.
uxbridge
uxbridge
Proper noun
a town on the western edge of Greater London, originally in Middlesex.
vexingly
vexingly
adv
In a vexing manner.
waxingly
waxwings
waxwings
noun
plural of waxwing
wraxling
wraxling
noun
(UK, dialect, archaic) wrestling
xenagogy
xenagogy
noun
(very rare) A guidebook.
xenogamy
xenogamy
noun
(botany) The transfer of pollen from the anthers of one plant to the stigma of another; cross-pollination