A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
calligram
calligram
noun
A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
carpogamy
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
cartogram
cartogram
noun
(dated) A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values.
A map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product.
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
choragium
chromogen
chromogen
noun
(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
clamoring
clamoring
noun
A sound that clamors.
verb
present participle of clamor
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
clergymen
clergymen
noun
plural of clergyman
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
comanager
comanager
noun
One who comanages.
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
cragsmoor
craigmont
cremating
cremating
verb
present participle of cremate
crimpling
crimpling
verb
present participle of crimple
crumbling
crumbling
noun
Material that has crumbled away; crumbs.
verb
present participle and gerund of crumble
crumpling
crumpling
noun
A crumpled shape or structure.
A small crump
The act by which something crumples.
verb
present participle of crumple
cryptogam
cryptogam
noun
Any plant that reproduces using spores (rather than seeds), formerly placed in the taxonomic group Cryptogamae, which included ferns, mosses, algae, fungi, lichens and liverworts.
cumbering
cumbering
verb
present participle of cumber
curiegram
cyclogram
cyclogram
noun
(photography) A photograph of a moving object using an intermittent light source (such that its path appears as a dotted line)
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
cystogram
cystogram
noun
A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
decagrams
decagrams
noun
plural of decagram
decigrams
decigrams
noun
plural of decigram
demegoric
demegoric
adj
Related to public speaking, especially as a style of rhetoric.
demiurgic
demiurgic
adj
Relating to a demiurge.
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
embracing
embracing
noun
The act of embracing (in various senses).
verb
present participle of embrace
emergence
emergence
noun
(obsolete) An emergency.
In particular: the arising of emergent structure in complex systems.
The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; sudden uprising or appearance.
emergency
emergency
noun
(archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.
(attributive) Arising from or used in an emergency.
A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention.
An individual brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
engrammic
engrammic
Adjective
Relating to engrams.
ergonomic
ergonomic
adj
Designed for comfort or to minimize fatigue.
Of or relating to the science of ergonomics.
frogmarch
frogmarch
noun
The process of frogmarching a person.
verb
(figurative) To force a person forward against their will.
(formerly) To carry a person face-down with one person holding each limb.
To forcibly relocate a person, especially in a degrading or humiliating manner.
To march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
gamecraft
gamecraft
noun
(fantasy) A type of dominance competition practiced by werewolves that focuses on cleverness, wit, and cunning.
Artistry in the organization and elements used to design a game or storyline.
Skill and knowledge about hunting and managing game.
Skill in the strategy and tactics of playing a game or games, as opposed to the physical skills of strength, dexterity, accuracy, etc.
geomancer
geomancer
noun
A person who practices geomancy.
geometric
geometric
adj
Increasing or decreasing in a geometric progression.
Of or relating to geometry.
Using simple shapes such as circles, triangles, and lines in a decorative object.
germanics
germicide
germicide
noun
An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.
gerocomia
gerocomia
noun
Alternative form of gerocomy
gimcracks
gimcracks
noun
plural of gimcrack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gimcrack
gimcracky
gimcracky
adj
Gimcrack.
gimmickry
gimmickry
noun
Gimmicks collectively.
The use of gimmicks.
gracemont
grammatic
grammatic
adj
grammatical
gramoches
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
grimacers
grimacers
noun
plural of grimacer
grimacier
grimacing
grimacing
noun
The act of making a grimace.
verb
present participle of grimace
grocerdom
grocerdom
noun
The role or status of grocer.
gromatics
gromatics
noun
The art of surveying, especially as practised in Ancient Rome.
gumchewer
gyrectomy
gyromancy
gyromancy
noun
Divination by whirling a coin on a circle of letters.
Divination where people walk on a circle of letters until dizzy; the letters they fall on are significant. Similar to Dervishing.
hectogram
hectogram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10² grams. Symbol: hg
hercogamy
hercogamy
noun
(botany) The condition where self-pollination is impossible (e.g. due to physical obstacles or mutations).
macaranga
macaranga
noun
Any of the large genus Macaranga of Old World tropical euphorbiaceous trees.
macgregor
macgregor
Proper noun
A surname of Scottish origin
macksburg
macrogamy
macrology
macrology
noun
verbose meaningless talk
marcgrave
mcgilvary
megaceros
megaceros
noun
(paleontology) Irish elk
megacurie
megacurie
noun
The unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
mergences
mergences
noun
plural of mergence
merogenic
merogonic
merogonic
adj
Of or pertaining to merogony
microgamy
microglia
microglia
noun
(biology) The glial cells of the immune system; they can function as phagocytes
microgram
microgram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻⁶ grams. Symbol: μg A unit of mass equal to one millionth of a gram, or 0.000 001 grams.
microgyne
microgyne
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Microgyne
micrology
micrology
noun
That part of science that deals with microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation; microscopy.
The study of trivialities and minutiae.
micrurgic
micrurgic
adj
(biology) Relating to micrurgy.
miracling
miracling
verb
present participle of miracle
mischarge
mischarge
noun
A mistake in charging, as in an account.
verb
(law or finance) To charge wrongly.
morganica
morticing
morticing
verb
present participle of mortice
picograms
picograms
noun
plural of picogram
pictogram
pictogram
noun
A picture that represents a word or an idea by illustration.
porogamic
porogamic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting or relating to porogamy.
pragmatic
pragmatic
adj
Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
noun
A busybody.
A man of business.
A public decree.
recombing
recombing
noun
The act of combing something again.
verb
present participle of recomb
regmacarp
regmacarp
noun
(botany, obsolete, rare) A fruit which, when mature, splits open to release its seeds; a dehiscent fruit.
romancing
romancing
noun
The process or result of embellishing something into a romantic ideal.
verb
present participle of romance
scalogram
scalogram
noun
(signal processing) A visual representation of a wavelet transform, having axes for time, scale, and coefficient value, analogous to a spectrogram
scotogram
scramming
scramming
verb
present participle of scram
screaming
screaming
adj
(gay slang) Effeminate, flamboyant or otherwise obviously gay.
First-rate; splendid.
Hilariously funny; calculated to make people roar with laughter.
Loud, sharp, and piercing to the ear.
Obvious; distinct.
noun
A scream.
verb
present participle of scream
scrimmage
scrimmage
noun
(US) In some team sports, especially soccer, a practice game which does not count on a team's record.
A rough fight.
In American football or Canadian football, a play that begins with a snap from the center while opposing teams are on either side of a line of scrimmage.
verb
#:
To have, or be involved in, a scrimmage.
scrimping
scrimping
noun
An amount saved little by little.
verb
present participle of scrimp
scrummage
scrummage
noun
(American football, rare) A scrimmage.
(rugby) An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each side aims to gain control of the ball; a scrum.
Dated form of scrimmage (“a rough fight”).
verb
(rugby) To engage in an ordered formation of forwards in which each side aims to gain control of the ball, as described above.
smirching
smirching
verb
present participle of smirch
sociogram
sociogram
noun
A graphic representation of the structure of interpersonal relations in a group situation; a depiction of the social links that a person has.
tachogram
tachogram
noun
A graphical record of the movement and velocity of the bloodstream, made by a tachometer.