(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
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
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airfreighter
airtightness
airtightness
noun
The quality of being airtight.
alethiologic
algaesthesia
algaesthesis
algaesthesis
noun
Alternative spelling of algesthesis
allothigenic
allothogenic
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
angiasthenia
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthoecology
anthogenesis
anthogenesis
noun
(biology) The production of both males and females by parthenogenesis.
(botany) The formation of the flowers of plants.
anthogenetic
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
anthologizer
anthologizer
noun
Agent noun of anthologize; one who creates an anthology.
anthologizes
anthologizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anthologize
anthropogeny
anthropogeny
noun
The study of human origins, human generation, or the origin and development of man.
antihygienic
antihygienic
adj
That is conducive to unhygienic conditions
antipathogen
antipathogen
noun
(medicine) Any drug that counters the effects of a pathogen
antitheology
antitheology
noun
A belief system that runs counter to theology.
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
archegoniata
archegoniate
archegoniate
adj
(botany) Relating to or possessing archegonia.
noun
Any organism having archegonia.
archeologist
archeologist
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of archaeologist
argeiphontes
argyrythrose
arteriograph
arteriograph
noun
An instrument used in arteriography to measure the severity of arteriosclerosis
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
astrographer
atelognathia
atheological
atheological
adj
Opposed to theology.
atheistic
atheriogaean
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
bantamweight
bantamweight
noun
(boxing) A weight class in boxing and other sports, intermediate between flyweight and featherweight. In boxing it ranges from 112 to 118 pounds (51 to 54 kg).
A boxer or other competitor of this weight.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bellyflaught
bewitchingly
bewitchingly
adv
In a bewitching manner
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
brachystegia
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.
breastheight
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.
breathtaking
breathtaking
adj
Very surprising or shocking; to such a degree as to cause astonishment.
stunningly beautiful; amazing
brightnesses
brightnesses
noun
plural of brightness
brightwaters
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
butterwright
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cartographer
cartographer
noun
One who makes maps or charts.
cartwheeling
cartwheeling
verb
present participle of cartwheel
catchingness
catchingness
noun
The quality of being catching.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cerographist
cerographist
noun
A person who carries out cerography.
chaetognatha
chaetognaths
chaetognaths
noun
plural of chaetognath
changepocket
charactering
charactering
verb
present participle of character
chasteningly
chasteningly
adv
In a chastening manner.
chattelizing
chattelizing
verb
present participle of chattelize
chatteringly
chatteringly
adv
In a chattering manner.
checklisting
checklisting
verb
present participle of checklist
chincoteague
chitterlings
chitterlings
noun
Small intestine, boiled and fried, usually of a pig. Sometimes prepared with hog maws.
plural of chitterling
chologenetic
christenings
christenings
noun
plural of christening
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
cohostessing
cohostessing
verb
present participle of cohostess
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
counterlight
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
crosslighted
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
delegateship
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
demifarthing
demographist
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
desmognathae
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
draughthouse
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
earthgrubber
earthmovings
earthquaking
earthquaking
verb
present participle of earthquake
earthshaking
earthshaking
adj
Of global consequence or importance.
Very loud.
echinologist
echinologist
noun
One who studies echinology.
ectypography
ectypography
noun
A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eighteenthly
eighteenthly
adv
In the eighteenth place; eighteenth in a row.
electrograph
electrograph
noun
(historical) A cinematograph using the arclight.
(historical) A sciagraph.
(historical) An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity.
A machine used in gravure printing
A recording electrometer; also, the graph produced by such a device.
elliptograph
elliptograph
noun
Alternative form of ellipsograph
elytrorhagia
enchantingly
enchantingly
adv
In an enchanting manner
endognathion
endognathion
noun
A craniometric point in the inner segment of the premaxilla
engastrimyth
engastrimyth
noun
A ventriloquist.
enlighteners
enlighteners
noun
plural of enlightener
enlightening
enlightening
adj
Serving to enlighten.
verb
present participle of enlighten
enstrengthen
enstrengthen
verb
(obsolete, transitive) Render strong or stronger; strengthen.
enterography
enterography
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The scientific description of the intestines; enterology.
(medicine) Radiography of the intestines, usually contrast radiography.
enthronising
enthronising
verb
present participle of enthronise
enthronizing
enthronizing
verb
present participle of enthronize
entomophagan
entomophagan
noun
Any member of the Entomophaga.
epigraphists
epigraphists
noun
plural of epigraphist
epiphytology
epiphytology
noun
Study of epiphytes and their ecology.
epithelizing
epithelizing
adj
That forms epithelial tissue
verb
present participle of epithelize
erythrogenic
erythrogenic
adj
That causes or produces erythema
That produces erythrocytes
erythrophage
erythrophage
noun
A phage / phagocyte that ingests erythrocytes
esophagotome
esophagotomy
esophagotomy
noun
(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus for the purpose of removing an obstruction.
establishing
establishing
noun
The act by which something is established; establishment.
verb
present participle of establish
esthesiogeny
esthesiology
esthesiology
noun
Alternative form of aesthesiology
ethnobiology
ethnobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures
ethnographer
ethnographer
noun
One who practices ethnography.
ethnographic
ethnographic
adj
Relating to ethnography.
ethnological
ethnological
adj
Of or pertaining to ethnology.
ethnologists
ethnologists
noun
plural of ethnologist
ethnozoology
ethnozoology
noun
The study of past and present interrelationships between human cultures and animals.
eurygnathism
eurygnathism
noun
(anatomy) The condition of having a wide jaw.
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
eventognathi
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhilarating
exhilarating
adj
Refreshingly thrilling.
verb
present participle of exhilarate
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
extinguisher
extinguisher
noun
(historical) A small hollow conical instrument for putting out a candle.
A fire extinguisher.
extinguishes
extinguishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinguish