(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.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigonous
amphigonous
adj
(biology) Relating to both parents.
anepigraphous
angiophorous
anguish
anguish
noun
Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.
verb
(intransitive) To suffer pain.
(transitive) To cause to suffer pain.
anguished
anguished
adj
Feeling anguish; experiencing extreme discomfort or discontent.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anguish
anguishes
anguishes
noun
plural of anguish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anguish
anguishful
anguishful
adj
Full of anguish.
anguishing
anguishing
noun
A feeling or expression of anguish.
verb
present participle of anguish
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anguishously
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
antihumbuggist
archisynagogue
archisynagogue
noun
(historical) The head of a synagogue.
aughtlins
authigenous
authigenous
adj
authigenic
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
baragouinish
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
biologicohumanistic
bluestockingish
bluestockingish
adj
Like a bluestocking, or scholarly woman.
blushing
blushing
adj
Showing blushes; rosy red.
noun
The act of one who blushes; a blush.
verb
present participle of blush
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boltuprightness
branchiogenous
branchiostegous
branchiostegous
adj
branchiostegal
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
braunschweiger
braunschweiger
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Braunschweiger (a sausage).
bringhurst
brushing
brushing
adj
(dated) brisk; light
noun
(uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
An instance of brushing.
verb
present participle of brush
brushmaking
brushmaking
noun
The manufacture of brushes.
buckinghamshire
buckinghamshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bounded by Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Greater London, Berkshire and Oxfordshire.
buckwashing
bulldoggishness
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
burnishing
burnishing
noun
A polishing.
verb
present participle of burnish
burnishings
burnishings
noun
plural of burnishing
busching
bushbashing
bushbashing
verb
present participle of bushbash
busheling
busheling
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Scraps of steel left over from manufacturing processes.
verb
present participle of bushel
bushelling
bushelling
noun
Alternative form of busheling
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
bushing
bushing
noun
(electrical engineering) A lining for an opening through which a conductor passes, providing insulation and mechanical protection for the conductor.
(mechanical engineering) A threaded bushing: a fastener element that is inserted into an object, usually to add a threaded hole in a softer or thin material.
(mechanical engineering) A type of bearing, a cylindrical lining designed to reduce friction and wear inside a hole, often used as a casing for a shaft, pin or hinge.
(mechanical engineering) An elastic bearing used as a type of vibration isolator, commonly made of rubber. An interface between two parts, damping the movement and the energy transmitted.
An adapter for joining pipes of different size.
verb
present participle of bush
bushings
bushings
noun
plural of bushing
bushmaking
bushranging
bushranging
noun
The outlaw lifestyle of a bushranger.
bushrangings
bushwalking
bushwalking
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The activity of hiking or backpacking.
verb
present participle of bushwalk
bushwhacking
bushwhacking
noun
criticizing, by someone or a person(s), on policies and stances by George W. Bush, in forums and discussions
fighting, as a guerilla, especially in wooded country
travelling through thick wooded country, cutting away scrub to make progress
verb
present participle of bushwhack
carcinophagous
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans
chirurgeons
chirurgeons
noun
plural of chirurgeon
chitinogenous
chitinogenous
adj
(biology) That secretes chitin
chlorophylligenous
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondropterygious
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chorussing
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
christiansburg
churchgoings
churchgoings
noun
plural of churchgoing
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clearinghouses
clearinghouses
noun
plural of clearinghouse
coffeehousing
coffeehousing
noun
(by extension) Unethical behaviour at the table during bridge or another game.
The act of distracting an opponent in a game by chattering.
colleaguesmanship
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
cornhusking
cornhusking
noun
The removal of the husk from corn.
cornhuskings
cornhuskings
noun
plural of cornhusking
couchings
couchings
noun
plural of couching
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
countersleight
counterweights
counterweights
noun
plural of counterweight
countinghouse
countinghouse
noun
(dated) An office used by a business to house its accounts department.
crosshauling
crunchingness
crushing
crushing
adj
Devastatingly disheartening.
That crushes; overwhelming.
noun
(in the plural) Crushed material.
A former method of execution by placing heavy weights on the victim.
The act of subjecting sugarcane to crushing.
The action of the verb to crush.
verb
present participle of crush
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
curmudgeonish
cuscohygrin
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
cushing
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
diminishingturns
diphthongous
dishabituating
dishabituating
verb
present participle of dishabituate
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
distinguish
distinguish
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make to differ.
To confer an honor upon.
To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
distinguishability
distinguishability
noun
The state of being distinguishable.
distinguishable
distinguishable
adj
Able, or easily able to be distinguished.
distinguishableness
distinguishableness
noun
The state or quality of being distinguishable.
distinguishably
distinguishably
adv
In a distinguishable way
distinguished
distinguished
adj
(mathematics) Specified, noted.
Having a dignified appearance or demeanor
celebrated, well-known or eminent because of past achievements; prestigious
verb
simple past tense and past participle of distinguish
distinguishedly
distinguishedly
adv
In a distinguished manner.
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
distinguishes
distinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of distinguish
distinguishing
distinguishing
adj
That serves to distinguish.
noun
The act by which something is distinguished or told apart.
verb
present participle of distinguish
distinguishingly
distinguishingly
adv
With distinction; with some mark of preference.
distinguishment
distinguishment
noun
A distinction; observation of difference.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
doughtiness
doughtiness
noun
The quality of being doughty.
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
draughtsmanship
noun
UK standard spelling of draftsmanship.
draughtswomanship
draughtswomanship
noun
draughtsmanship by a woman
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
ducklingship
dunghills
dunghills
noun
plural of dunghill
duodenocholangitis
enanguish
enginehouse
ensepulchering
ensepulchering
verb
present participle of ensepulcher
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
enthusing
enthusing
verb
present participle of enthuse
epanisognathous
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
ethnolinguist
ethnolinguist
noun
A scholar of ethnolinguistics; a linguistic anthropologist who studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
ethnolinguistic
ethnolinguistic
adj
(anthropology) Associated with a particular ethnicity and a particular variety of language.
Of or pertaining to ethnolinguistics.
ethnolinguistics
ethnolinguistics
noun
The field of linguistic anthropology which studies the language of a specific ethnic group.
ethnomusicological
ethnomusicological
adj
Relating to or pertaining to ethnomusicology.
ethnomusicologically
ethnomusicologically
adv
In an ethnomusicologic manner.
ethnomusicologist
ethnomusicologist
noun
A researcher in the field of ethnomusicology.
ethnomusicology
ethnomusicology
noun
(music) The study of music and culture; the study of music as it relates to its cultural context.