(archaic) Fright; fear; alarm; the fact or state of being frightened.
(obsolete) A cause of fear.
(obsolete) The action of frightening or terrifying; intimidation.
agalmatolite
agalmatolite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called figure stone, and pagodite. It is probably a variety of pinite.
agamogenetic
agamogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to agamogenesis.
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
ageometrical
agglomerated
agglomerated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglomerate
agglomerates
agglomerates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglomerate
agglomeratic
agglomeratic
adj
(geology) Of or relating to an agglomerate.
agglomerator
agglomerator
noun
A device that agglomerates material.
aggrievement
aggrievement
noun
The state of being aggrieved.
algesiometer
algometrical
algometrical
adj
Relating to algometry.
almightiness
almightiness
noun
The state or quality of being almighty.
amalgamative
amalgamative
adj
That amalgamates
amalgamatize
amalgamatize
verb
(archaic, transitive) To amalgamate (make an alloy of a metal and mercury).
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amblystegite
ameliorating
ameliorating
verb
present participle of ameliorate
ampangabeite
ampangabeite
noun
(mineralogy) Synonym of samarskite
amphigenetic
amphigenetic
adj
Relating to amphigenesis.
amygdalotome
angiostomize
anisogametes
anisogametes
noun
plural of anisogamete
anisogametic
antemarginal
antepagmenta
antepagments
antilegomena
antimagnetic
antimagnetic
adj
(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.
antinegroism
antinegroism
noun
A prejudice against black people.
aplanogamete
aplanogamete
noun
A non-motile gamete found in certain lower algae.
apogalacteum
apothegmatic
apothegmatic
Adjective
Relating to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious; pithy.
argentometer
argentometer
noun
The measuring instrument used in argentometry.
argentometry
argentometry
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A method of analytical chemistry involving titration with silver nitrate, especially for the quantitative analysis of chloride
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
arraignments
arraignments
noun
plural of arraignment
arrangements
arrangements
noun
plural of arrangement
arteriograms
arteriograms
noun
plural of arteriogram
assemblagist
assemblagist
noun
(art) One who constructs assemblages (a form of 3D collage).
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
astigmatizer
astigmometer
astigmometer
noun
An optical device used for measuring the degree of astigmatism
astigmometry
astigmoscope
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
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.
basketmaking
basketmaking
noun
The construction of baskets, especially by traditional means.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
betanglement
biomagnetism
biomagnetism
noun
(biology) The production or detection of a magnetic field by a living organism.
bottlemaking
bottlemaking
noun
The manufacture of bottles.
bridgemaster
bromargyrite
bromargyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A natural mineral form of silver bromide.
bromogelatin
bromogelatin
noun
(photography) A process for preparing dry plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in gelatin.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
campsheeting
campsheeting
noun
Alternative form of campshedding
carpetbagism
carpetbagism
noun
Alternative form of carpetbaggism
carpetmaking
carpetmaking
noun
The manufacture of carpets.
carpetmonger
carpetmonger
noun
(obsolete) One fond of pleasure; a gallant.
One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.
cementmaking
centimorgans
centimorgans
noun
plural of centimorgan
cinematizing
cinematizing
verb
present participle of cinematize
cingulectomy
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
cleistogamic
cleistogamic
adj
Alternative form of cleistogamous
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
coccygectomy
coccygectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the coccyx.
cognominated
cognominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognominate
cogovernment
comanagement
comanagement
noun
Management together, especially of natural resources by a government and individual citizens.
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
commentating
commentating
verb
present participle of commentate
compensating
compensating
verb
present participle of compensate
congealments
congealments
noun
plural of congealment
conglomerate
conglomerate
adj
(geology) Composed of fragments of rock, pebbles, or stones cemented together.
Clustered together into a mass.
noun
(business) A corporation formed by the combination of several smaller corporations whose activities are unrelated to the corporation's primary activity.
(geology) A rock consisting of gravel or pebbles embedded in a matrix.
A cluster of heterogeneous things.
verb
(transitive) To combine together into a larger mass.
(transitive, business) To combine together into a larger corporation.
consignments
consignments
noun
plural of consignment
contemningly
contemningly
adv
With contempt.
convergement
convergement
noun
The act of converging or coming closer together.
cosmogenetic
cosmogenetic
adj
Of or pertaining to cosmogeny.
costermonger
costermonger
noun
(Britain) A trader who sells fruit and vegetables from a cart or barrow in the street.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
craigmontite
craigmontite
noun
(mineralogy) A nephelite-oligoclase-muscovite rock.
daemonurgist
decrementing
decrementing
verb
present participle of decrement
degerminator
degerminator
noun
(agriculture) A device that separates the germ from the husk of a cereal grain.
delaminating
delaminating
verb
present participle of delaminate
delimitating
delimitating
verb
present participle of delimitate
delimitizing
demagnetised
demagnetised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demagnetise
demagnetiser
demagnetiser
noun
Alternative form of demagnetizer
demagnetized
demagnetized
adj
From which all magnetism has been removed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of demagnetize
demagnetizer
demagnetizer
noun
Any device (often a furnace) that is used to remove magnetization
demagnetizes
demagnetizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of demagnetize
demidigested
demifarthing
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers
demodulating
demodulating
verb
present participle of demodulate
demographist
demonetising
demonetising
verb
present participle of demonetise
demonetizing
demonetizing
verb
present participle of demonetize
demonologist
demonologist
noun
An expert in the study of demonology.
demystifying
demystifying
verb
present participle of demystify
denominating
denominating
verb
present participle of denominate
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.
depigmentate
depigmentize
derangements
derangements
noun
plural of derangement
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermatologic
dermatologic
adj
dermatological
dermogastric
dermogastric
adj
(archaic, anatomy) Connecting the skin and the stomach.
desmognathae
desquamating
desquamating
verb
present participle of desquamate
destigmatize
destigmatize
verb
(transitive) To remove the disgraceful or ignominious characterization.
diagrammeter
diamagnetism
diamagnetism
noun
(physics) a weak form of magnetism that is only observed in the presence of an external magnetic field; due to an induced magnetic field in an opposite direction
diamagnetize
diamegnetism
disagreement
disagreement
noun
A condition of not agreeing or concurring.
An argument or debate.
disalignment
disalignment
noun
Synonym of misalignment
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disesteeming
disesteeming
verb
present participle of disesteem
disgorgement
disgorgement
noun
The act of disgorging, particularly in the legal sense.
disgracement
disguisement
disguisement
noun
disguise (deceptive appearance)
dislodgement
dislodgement
noun
The state or process of being dislodged
dislodgments
dislodgments
noun
plural of dislodgment
dismarketing
dismortgaged
dismortgaged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dismortgage
distempering
distempering
verb
present participle of distemper
dramaturgies
dramaturgies
noun
plural of dramaturgy
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
earthmovings
ectopatagium
effeminating
effeminating
verb
present participle of effeminate
egocentrisms
egocentrisms
noun
plural of egocentrism
electrograms
electrograms
noun
plural of electrogram
emancipating
emancipating
verb
present participle of emancipate
emarginately
emarginately
adv
In an emarginate way.
emarginating
emarginating
verb
present participle of emarginate
emargination
emargination
noun
A recess, notch, or hollow (or series of such hollows) in a margin or outline, such as in a feather or a leaf.
emasculating
emasculating
verb
present participle of emasculate
embryologist
embryologist
noun
An expert or specialist in embryology
emergentness
emergentness
noun
The state or quality of being emergent.
emigrational
emigrational
adj
Relating to emigration.
endamagement
endamagement
noun
(obsolete) damage; injury; harm
endangerment
endangerment
noun
(law) The exposure of someone, especially a child, to danger or harm.
The act of putting someone into danger, or the condition of being in danger.