(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
ambiguous
ambiguous
adj
(obsolete, of persons) Hesitant; uncertain; not taking sides.
Open to multiple interpretations.
ambushing
ambushing
verb
present participle of ambush
amounting
amounting
verb
present participle of amount
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amygdalus
amygdules
amygdules
noun
plural of amygdule
angouleme
angoumian
angoumois
angoumois
Proper noun
A former county and province of France, nearly corresponding to the modern-day Charente département, with Angoulême as its capital.
angraecum
anguiform
anguiform
adj
Shaped like a snake.
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
argenteum
argentums
argumenta
argumenta
noun
plural of argumentum
arguments
arguments
noun
plural of argument
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argument
armouring
armouring
noun
Armour or shielding.
verb
present participle of armour
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
augmented
augmented
adj
(music) increased by a semitone.
increased in number, amount or strength.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of augment
augmenter
augmenter
noun
One who, or that which, augments or increases something.
augmentor
augmentor
noun
Alternative form of augmenter
autogamic
autogamic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to autogamy.
baumbaugh
beglamour
beglamour
verb
To bedazzle; to deceive as if by magic.
To make glamorous.
blackgums
blackgums
noun
plural of blackgum
broughams
broughams
noun
plural of brougham
brummagem
brummagem
adj
Cheap and showy; meretricious.
noun
Alternative form of Brummagem
brummagen
bungmaker
canangium
choragium
coagulums
coaugment
conemaugh
contagium
contagium
noun
(archaic) contagion; contagious matter
cupmaking
cupmaking
noun
The manufacture of cups.
curiegram
damageous
damageous
adj
(obsolete) damaging, hurtful, injurious
demagogue
demagogue
noun
(derogatory) A political orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience rather than by using rational argument.
(historical) A leader of the people.
verb
(intransitive and transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
demihague
demurrage
demurrage
noun
(shipping) the detention of a ship or other freight vehicle, during delayed loading or unloading
a charge made for exchanging currency for bullion
compensation paid for such detention
drugmaker
drugmaker
noun
A pharmaceutical manufacturer.
A producer of illegal drugs.
dumaguete
emulating
emulating
verb
present participle of emulate
endangium
endangium
noun
(anatomy) The tunica intima of a blood vessel
exogamous
exogamous
adj
(biology, marriage) Of or relating to exogamy.
fagopyrum
famagusta
farfugium
fastigium
fastigium
noun
(architecture) A pediment or gable end.
(pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
An apex or summit; culmination.
flagellum
flagellum
noun
(biology) In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
(biology) In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
A whip
flugelman
flugelman
noun
Alternative form of fugleman
frugalism
frugalism
noun
The practice of being frugal.
fumigants
fumigants
noun
plural of fumigant
fumigated
fumigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fumigate
fumigates
fumigates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fumigate
fumigator
fumigator
noun
An apparatus for fumigating.
One who fumigates.
funmaking
galbanums
galbanums
noun
plural of galbanum
galempung
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
gambrinus
gambusias
gambusias
noun
plural of gambusia
gastraeum
gastraeum
noun
(zoology) The whole undersurface of an animal.
gaudeamus
gaudeamus
noun
(archaic) A students' merrymaking.
gaugamela
gaugamela
Proper noun
a village in Assyria, where in 331 BC Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III
gelasimus
geraniums
geraniums
noun
plural of geranium
germanium
germanium
noun
A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.
germanous
germanous
adj
Containing germanium with a valence of 2
germarium
germarium
noun
(biology) The parts of an ovary and testis (in Rotifera etc) that produce eggs and sperm respectively
gitanemuk
glabellum
glabellum
noun
(zoology) The median, convex lobe of the head of a trilobite.
glamorous
glamorous
adj
(archaic) Being associated with one or more glamours.
Having glamour; stylish.
glamoured
glamoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of glamour
glamourie
glamourie
noun
Alternative spelling of glamoury
glaucomas
glaucomas
noun
plural of glaucoma
glaucomys
glucaemia
gluemaker
gluemaker
noun
A manufacturer of glue.
glumaceae
gluneamie
glutamate
glutamate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of glutamic acid.
(neuroscience) The anion of glutamic acid in its role as a neurotransmitter.
glutamine
glutamine
noun
(biochemistry) A nonessential amino acid C₅H₁₀N₂O₃ found in most animal and plant proteins.
glutimate
goalmouth
goalmouth
noun
(sports) The area in front of the goal.
(sports) The space between the goalposts through which the ball, puck, etc has to pass in order to score
gonangium
gonangium
noun
A capsule which encloses the blastostyle of some hydroids
gourmands
gourmands
noun
plural of gourmand
graminous
graminous
adj
grass-like
grampuses
grampuses
noun
plural of grampus
granuloma
granuloma
noun
(medicine, less specific) any small nodule
(pathology) an inflammatory nodule consisting of histiocytes (macrophages) attempting to wall off substances they perceive as foreign but are unable to eliminate, such as certain infectious organisms as well as other materials such as foreign objects, keratin and suture fragments.
groundman
groundman
noun
Alternative form of ground man
Alternative form of groundsman
guacamole
guacamole
noun
An avocado-based greenish dip with onions, tomato, and spices, common to Mexican cuisine and often served with tortilla chips.
guaiacums
guaiacums
noun
plural of guaiacum
guaiocums
guamachil
guamanian
guamanian
Noun
A person from Guam or of Guamanian descent.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Guam, the Guamanian people or the Guamanian language.
guamuchil
guanamine
guantnamo
guardroom
guardroom
noun
A jail cell in which military prisoners are kept.
A room used by soldiers when on guard.
guardsman
guardsman
noun
(Britain) A member of a Guards regiment.
(US) A member of the National Guard.
A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard.
guardsmen
guardsmen
noun
plural of guardsman
guatemala
guatemala
Proper noun
country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Guatemala.
guglielma
guildsman
guildsman
noun
A male member of a guild.
guillaume
guineaman
gummaking
gummatous
gummatous
adj
(medicine) Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.
gunmaking
gunmaking
noun
The manufacture of guns.
gunmetals
gunmetals
noun
plural of gunmetal.
gutterman
gymnasium
gymnasium
noun
(formal) A large room or building for indoor sports.
(historical) A public place or building where Ancient Greek youths took exercise, with running and wrestling grounds, baths, and halls for conversation.
A type of secondary school in some European countries which typically prepares students for university.
gynaeceum
gynaeceum
noun
(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) The women's quarters in a household; (hence, loosely) any building or area for women.
(botany) A gynoecium.
(obsolete) An establishment in Rome where female workers made clothing and furniture for royalty.
gynaecium
gynaecium
noun
Alternative form of gynaeceum
hamburger
hamburger
noun
(US, colloquial, somewhat crude) An animal or human, or the flesh thereof, that has been badly injured as a result of an accident or conflict.
(graphical user interface) Short for hamburger button.
(uncountable) Ground beef, especially that intended to be made into hamburgers.
A hot sandwich consisting of a patty of cooked ground beef or a meat substitute, in a sliced bun, sometimes also containing salad vegetables, condiments, or both.
The patty used in such a sandwich.
verb
To badly injure or damage.
hamstrung
hamstrung
adj
(figurative) Restricted as if by being crippled with a hamstring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamstring
hemagogue
hemigalus
hemiganus
hubmaking
ignoramus
ignoramus
noun
(law, dated) A grand jury's ruling on an indictment when the evidence is determined to be insufficient to send the case to trial.
A totally ignorant person—unknowledgeable, uneducated, or uninformed; a fool.
verb
(law, transitive) To make such a ruling against (an indictment).
imaginous
imaginous
Adjective
imaginative
isogamous
isogamous
adj
Relating to, or undergoing isogamy
jamesburg
jargonium
jargonium
noun
(obsolete) A rejected name for hafnium.
judgmatic
kalumpang
kerugmata
kerugmata
noun
plural of kerugma
kitmudgar
kopagmiut
kowagmiut
lambsburg
laughsome
laughsome
adj
(rare) Marked by or arousing laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry
macksburg
magdeburg
magdeburg
Proper noun
The capital city of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
The historic German realm centered on the city.
magnalium
magnalium
noun
An alloy of 75% aluminium with about 25% magnesium.
magnesium
magnesium
noun
The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.
magnitude
magnitude
noun
(countable) A ratio of intensity expressed as a logarithm.
(countable) An order of magnitude.
(mathematics) A number, assigned to something, such that it may be compared to others numerically
(mathematics) Of a vector, the norm, most commonly, the two-norm.
(seismology) A measure of the energy released by an earthquake (e.g. on the Richter scale).
(uncountable) The apparent brightness of a star, with lower magnitudes being brighter; apparent magnitude
(uncountable, countable) The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.
magnusson
maiduguri
maiduguri
Proper noun
A large city in Nigeria
mailguard
malaguena
malaguena
noun
A Spanish dance, typical of Malaga, similar to a fandango