(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adenopharyngitis
afterdischarge
afterdischarge
noun
Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
agatharchides
amygdalothripsis
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
androsphinges
angiocardiographies
anhydroglocose
archdogmatist
asgardhr
astragaloscaphoid
astragaloscaphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the knucklebone and scaphoid bone.
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bedlingtonshire
berchtesgaden
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigheartedness
bigheartedness
noun
The quality of being bighearted.
bloodthirsting
bloodthirsting
adj
Alternative form of bloodthirsty
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
bradysphygmia
branchiostegidae
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
bridegroomship
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
brigandish
brigandish
adj
like a brigand or robber
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographies
cardiographies
noun
plural of cardiography
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardophagus
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
childersburg
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenesis
chondrogenesis
noun
(biology) The formation and development of cartilage.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chondroglossal
chondroglossus
chondroglossus
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.
chondropharyngeus
chondropterygious
chromdiagnosis
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
clearsightedness
clearsightedness
noun
Alternative spelling of clear-sightedness
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
costodiaphragmatic
costodiaphragmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the costal pleura and diaphragmatic pleura.
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
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.
crosslighted
curmudgeonish
cystoradiography
daggerbush
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterliness
daughterliness
noun
The quality of being daughterly.
daughters
daughters
noun
plural of daughter
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
degarnish
degarnish
verb
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence.
To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish.
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenates
dehydrogenates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dehydrogenate
dehydrogenisation
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dehydrogenised
dehydrogenised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dehydrogenise
dehydrogeniser
dehydrogenising
dehydrogenising
verb
present participle of dehydrogenise
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonographies
demonographies
noun
plural of demonography
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrochronologist
dendrochronologist
noun
One who carries out dendrochronology.
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dermatoglyphics
dermatoglyphics
noun
The patterns of loops, arches and whorls on the skin of the fingers and feet.
The study of such patterns.
dermatographism
dermatographism
noun
(pathology) dermatographia (skin disorder)
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
desulphurating
desulphurating
verb
present participle of desulphurate
desulphurising
desulphurising
verb
present participle of desulphurise
desulphurizing
desulphurizing
verb
present participle of desulphurize
desynchronizing
desynchronizing
adj
That causes desynchronization
verb
present participle of desynchronize
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrosphingosine
noun
(organic chemistry) sphinganine
diminishingturns
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
discharge
discharge
noun
(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.
(hydrology) The volume of water transported by a river in a certain amount of time, usually in units of m³/s (cubic meters per second).
(medicine) The act of releasing an inpatient from hospital.
(medicine, uncountable) Pus or exudate (other than blood) from a wound or orifice, usually due to infection or pathology.
(military) The act of releasing a member of the armed forces from service.
The act of accomplishing (an obligation) or repaying a debt etc.; performance.
The act of expelling or letting go.
The act of firing a projectile, especially from a firearm.
The process of flowing out.
The process of unloading something.
verb
(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).
(logic) To release (an auxiliary assumption) from the list of assumptions used in arguments, and return to the main argument.
(medicine) To release (an inpatient) from hospital.
(military) To release (a member of the armed forces) from service.
(obsolete, Scotland) To prohibit; to forbid.
(transitive, textiles) To bleach out or to remove or efface, as by a chemical process.
To accomplish or complete, as an obligation.
To expel or let go.
To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.
To give forth; to emit or send out.
To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.
To let fly; to give expression to; to utter.
To operate (any weapon that fires a projectile, such as a shotgun or sling).
To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled.
To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty.
To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from service; to dismiss.
To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay one's debt or obligation to.
To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.
To unload a ship or another means of transport.
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographic
discographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographical
discographical
adj
Of or pertaining to discography.
discographically
discographically
adv
In terms of discography.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
disenfranchising
disenfranchising
verb
present participle of disenfranchise
disenthralling
disenthralling
verb
present participle of disenthral
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disfranchising
disfranchising
verb
present participle of disfranchise
disgarnish
disgarnish
verb
(transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
disharmonising
disharmonising
verb
present participle of disharmonise
disharmonizing
disharmonizing
verb
present participle of disharmonize
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
dishearteningly
dishearteningly
adv
In a disheartening manner.
disheriting
disheriting
verb
present participle of disherit
dishmonger
dishonoring
dishonoring
verb
present participle of dishonor
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
dishrag
dishrag
noun
(slang) An unclean person; used in similes.
A piece of cloth used for washing dishes.
dishrags
dishrags
noun
plural of dishrag
disinheriting
disinheriting
verb
present participle of disinherit
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disrelishing
disrelishing
verb
present participle of disrelish
disthroning
disthroning
verb
present participle of disthrone
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
distraught
distraught
adj
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
Mad; insane.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dogshore
dogshore
noun
(nautical) One of several shores used to prevent a ship from moving while the blocks are knocked away before launching.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
dragonish
dragonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dragon.
dragshoe
draughthouse
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
draughtmanship
draughtmanship
noun
Alternative form of draughtsmanship
draughts
draughts
noun
(board games, Britain, Australia, uncountable) A board game for two players in which the players each have a set number of pieces (typically 12 or 20, depending on the rule set), known as men, and the object is to capture each of the opponent's pieces by jumping one's own pieces over the opponent's pieces.
A mild vesicatory.
plural of draught
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draught
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.