Not categorical; not subject to being included in a category.
accelerating
accelerating
noun
An act of acceleration.
verb
present participle of accelerate
acknowledger
acknowledger
noun
One who acknowledges.
acridophagus
acridophagus
noun
(rare) One who eats grasshoppers and locusts
acrogenously
acrogenously
adv
In an acrogenous manner.
acromegalics
acromegalics
noun
plural of acromegalic
acromegalies
acromegalies
noun
plural of acromegaly
acromelalgia
acromelalgia
noun
(pathology) melalgia of the hands or feet
acronymizing
acronymizing
verb
present participle of acronymize
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
acyrological
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
aerobicizing
aerobicizing
verb
present participle of aerobicize
aerobiologic
aerobiologic
adj
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, aerobiology.
aerographics
aerographics
noun
Synonym of aerography (“production of weather charts”)
aeromagnetic
aeromagnetic
adj
Of or pertaining to aeromagnetics
africanizing
agaricaceous
agaricaceous
adj
(mycology) Belonging to the Agaricaceae.
ageometrical
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agoraphobiac
agoraphobiac
noun
One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
agrammatical
agrammatical
adj
(grammar) Not grammatical; ungrammatical.
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agrichemical
agrichemical
noun
Alternative form of agrochemical
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
agriological
agriological
adj
Relating to agriology.
agrobiologic
agrobiologic
adj
Of or pertaining to agrobiology.
agrochemical
agrochemical
adj
Relating to agrochemistry.
noun
(chemistry) A chemical compound, such as a hormone, fungicide, or insecticide, that improves the production of crops.
A compound or product derived from farmed plants.
agrostologic
agrostologic
adj
Alternative form of agrostological
albergatrice
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
allegoristic
allegoristic
adj
allegorical
allobrogical
anacrogynous
anacrogynous
adj
(botany) Producing archegonia from cells other than the apical cell of a reproductive branch.
anagrammatic
anagrammatic
adj
Being or relating to an anagram.
androgenetic
androgenetic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting, androgenesis.
androscoggin
anemographic
anemographic
adj
Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.
anepigraphic
anepigraphic
adj
Without a legend or inscription (on artifacts, coins, etc.)
angiocarpian
angiocarpian
adj
describing an angiocarpous plant
angiocarpous
angiocarpous
adj
describing a plant whose fruit is in an envelope and not part of a calyx
angiographic
angiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to angiography
angiosarcoma
angiosarcoma
noun
(oncology) Any malignant tumour of vascular tissue
angiospermic
angiospermic
adj
Relating to angiosperms
angiotrophic
angiotrophic
adj
vasotrophic
anorexigenic
anorexigenic
adj
(medicine) creating or inducing a state of anorexia
noun
An anorexigenic agent.
antarctogaea
anthropurgic
anticreeping
antiliturgic
antiorgastic
antiorgastic
adj
(rare) Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.
antipodagric
antipodagric
adj
(medicine) That acts against gout
noun
A medicine for gout.
antireacting
antireducing
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.
aortographic
aortographic
adj
(medicine) Of or relating to aortography.
apogeotropic
apogeotropic
adj
(botany) Bending away from the ground; said of leaves, etc.
(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.
apographical
apperceiving
apperceiving
verb
present participle of apperceive
appreciating
appreciating
adj
Appreciative: having or showing appreciation.
noun
appreciation
verb
present participle of appreciate
apprenticing
apprenticing
verb
present participle of apprentice
archaeologer
archaeologic
archaeologic
adj
Pertaining to archaeology.
antiquated
archagitator
archangelica
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archengineer
archeologian
archeologies
archeologies
noun
plural of archeology
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
archgovernor
archgovernor
noun
(rare) A chief governor.
archigenesis
archipelagic
archipelagic
adj
(geography) Of or pertaining to an archipelago; of the nature of an archipelago.
archipelagos
archmagician
archmagician
noun
A very powerful magician.
archmagirist
archorrhagia
archplagiary
archvagabond
areopagitica
argillaceous
argillaceous
adj
(chiefly geology) pertaining to clay; made of, containing, or resembling clay
aristogenics
aristogenics
noun
A form of eugenics that aims to produce the very best offspring.
arsenicating
arsenicating
verb
present participle of arsenicate
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
ascertaining
ascertaining
verb
present participle of ascertain
astrographic
astrographic
adj
astrometric
astrological
astrological
adj
Of, or relating to astrology.
attractingly
attractingly
adv
In such a way as to attract.
backbreaking
backbreaking
adj
(figuratively) Of work, very physically tiring.
backcrossing
backcrossing
noun
(genetics) The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
verb
present participle of backcross
backdropping
backdropping
verb
present participle of backdrop
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.
backstroking
backstroking
verb
present participle of backstroke
backswording
backswording
noun
Sport or exercise using a backsword or singlestick.
backtracking
backtracking
noun
(aviation) The usage of a runway as a taxiway, especially at private strips and smaller airports.
(computer science) The act of building all possible solutions to a problem incrementally, abandoning any candidate solution if it cannot lead to a valid solution.
(countable, uncountable) The act of one who, or that which, backtracks; a retracing of one's steps.
verb
present participle of backtrack
bacteriology
bacteriology
noun
(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.
barricadoing
barricadoing
verb
present participle of barricado
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
benchmarking
benchmarking
noun
A performance measurement according to a benchmark.
verb
present participle of benchmark
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
birefracting
blackbirding
blackbirding
noun
(UK, Australia) The practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders, or kanakas, for sale as cheap labour.
verb
present participle of blackbird
blackfigured
blackguarded
blackguarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blackguard
blackguardly
blackguardly
adj
Characteristic of a blackguard.
blackguardry
blackleggery
bleachground
boraginaceae
brachigerous
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachylogies
brachystegia
brackenridge
braggadocian
braggadocian
noun
(obsolete) Someone given to empty boasting; a braggart.
braggadocios
braggadocios
noun
plural of braggadocio
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brickbatting
brickbatting
noun
The act of assailing with criticism.
The act of attacking by throwing brickbats.
verb
present participle of brickbat
bricklayings
bricklayings
noun
plural of bricklaying
broadcasting
broadcasting
adj
Sending in all directions.
noun
(business) The business or profession of radio and television.
The act by which something is broadcast.
verb
present participle of broadcast
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
cabbageworms
cabbageworms
noun
plural of cabbageworm
cacographies
cacographies
noun
plural of cacography
calcographer
calcographer
noun
A person who draws using chalk
calcographic
calcographic
adj
Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.
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.
calligrapher
calligrapher
noun
one who practices calligraphy
calligraphic
calligraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to calligraphy.
Written in an artistic style or manner, as calligraphy.
calyptrogyne
camouflagers
camouflagers
noun
plural of camouflager
campanologer
camphorating
camphorating
verb
present participle of camphorate
cancerigenic
cancerigenic
adj
Synonym of carcinogenic
cancerogenic
cancerogenic
adj
carcinogenic
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cannoneering
cannoneering
noun
The use of cannon.
cantabrigian
cantabrigian
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Cambridge or its university
Noun
A native or resident of Cambridge
An undergraduate, graduate or fellow of Cambridge University