(sciences) The sciences, such as geology and astronomy, that collectively deal with inorganic or lifeless bodies.
aceology
aceology
Noun
The science of remedies, or of therapeutics; iamatology.
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acrology
acrology
noun
Synonym of acrophony
acylogen
adenalgy
aerology
aerology
noun
The branch of meteorology involving the observation of the atmosphere by means of balloons, kites, rockets, drones, airplanes, etc.
The study of the air and of the atmosphere and technological methods involved. Used in the US Navy until early 1957 to encompass operations as well as scientific knowledge.
aglycone
aglycone
noun
(organic chemistry) The non-sugar fragment of a glycoside.
aglycons
aglycons
noun
plural of aglycon, an alternative spelling of aglycone
agrology
agrology
noun
(chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
(rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.
aguishly
aguishly
adv
(now rare) In an aguish manner; as though suffering from ague.
algarsyf
algidity
algidity
noun
(medicine) The state of being algid.
algocyan
algocyan
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A blue pigment found in algae, soluble in water and glycerol, with intense red fluorescence.
algology
algology
noun
The branch of botany dealing with algae.
The medical treatment of pain as practiced in Greece and Turkey.
algraphy
algraphy
noun
(photography) An early photographic technique, similar to zincography or lithography, using paper impregnated with an aluminium salt.
allaying
allaying
noun
An allayment.
verb
present participle of allay
allegany
allegany
Proper noun
a town and village in Cattaraugus County, New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Coos County, Oregon, USA.
allegory
allegory
noun
(mathematics, category theory) A category that retains some of the structure of the category of binary relations between sets, representing a high-level generalisation of that category.
(rhetoric) A narrative in which a character, place, or event is used to deliver a broader message about real-world issues and occurrences.
A picture, book, or other form of communication using such representation.
A symbolic representation which can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, usually a moral or political one.
allogamy
allogamy
noun
(biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization
alloyage
alloyage
noun
The act or art of alloying metals.
The combination or alloy thus produced.
alloying
alloying
verb
present participle of alloy
almighty
almighty
adj
(by extension) Having very great power, influence, etc.
(slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
(sometimes postpositive) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful
adv
(slang, colloquial) Extremely; thoroughly.
alrighty
alrighty
intj
(informal) Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.
ambilogy
amblygon
amblygon
noun
(geometry, obsolete, rare) An obtuse-angled figure, especially a triangle.
amygdala
amygdala
noun
(neuroanatomy) Each one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdale
amygdale
noun
(geology) An almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava
Misconstruction of amygdala
amygdule
amygdule
noun
(geology) A rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
amylogen
amylogen
noun
The water-soluble part of granulose.
anaglyph
anaglyph
noun
A decorative ornament worked in low relief or bas relief, such as a piece of cameo jewelry.
A matched pair of images designed to produce a three-dimensional effect when viewed using spectacles that have usually one red and one bluish-green lens, corresponding to the colors of the pairs of images.
anglesey
anglesey
Proper noun
An island and traditional county at the northwestern extremity of north Wales. It is separated from Caernarfonshire on the mainland by a narrow stretch of water called the Menai Strait.
antilogy
antilogy
noun
(rhetoric) A contradiction in related terms or ideas. Usually an inconsistency in syllogisms, of a person or group supposedly of one set of ideals.
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
applying
applying
noun
The act of applying; an application.
verb
present participle of apply
areology
areology
noun
(astronomy, geology) The scientific observation and study of the planet Mars's geology; geology of Mars.
arguably
arguably
adv
As can be supported or proven by sound logical deduction, evidence, and precedent.
argutely
argutely
adv
In an argute manner.
arightly
arightly
adv
Aright; correctly.
askingly
askingly
adv
In an asking manner; so as to ask.
atmology
atmology
noun
The branch of science dealing with the laws and phenomena of aqueous vapour.
augustly
augustly
adv
In a royal or regal manner.
In an august or awe-inspiring manner.
autology
autology
noun
(grammar) The property of a word or phrase which describes itself.
(more generally) The ability of a concept to apply to itself; self-reference.
The study of oneself.
auxology
auxology
noun
(biology) The study of growth
axiology
axiology
noun
(countable) The particular value-theory of a philosopher, school of thought, etc.
(uncountable, philosophy) The study of value(s), as regards origin, nature, functions, types, and interrelations; value theory.
azoology
badgerly
badgerly
adj
Characteristic of, relating to, or befitting a badger.
bakingly
bakingly
adv
So as to bake.
balangay
balangay
noun
A type of wooden watercraft used by a group of Austronesian people when they migrated to the Philippines.
Alternative form of barangay (“local government unit in the Philippines”)
ballyrag
ballyrag
Verb
To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
bangalay
barology
barology
noun
(obsolete, physics) The science of gravity or weight.
beggarly
beggarly
adj
(by extension) inadequate or meagre.
Fit for a beggar; occasioned by begging.
In the manner of a beggar; poverty-stricken; mean; poor; contemptible.
adv
In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of a beggar.
belaying
belaying
verb
present participle of belay
bellaghy
bilgeway
bilgeway
noun
(nautical, historical) Either of a pair of rails down which a ship is launched.
bogyland
bullyrag
bullyrag
verb
(transitive) To harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
burglary
burglary
noun
(law) Under the common law, breaking and entering of the dwelling of another at night with the intent to commit a felony.
(law, US) Under the Model Penal Code, entering a building or occupied structure with purpose to commit a crime therein, unless the premises are at the time open to the public or the actor is licensed or privileged to enter. Model Penal Code § 221.1.
The crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
cacology
cacology
noun
(uncommon) Poor diction or choice of words.
calangay
calangay
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of abacay (“kind of parrot”)
chaology
chaology
noun
(physics, mathematics) The study of chaos and chaotic systems
clayberg
craggily
craggily
adv
In a craggy way.
cynogale
dallying
dallying
noun
dalliance
verb
present participle of dally
daringly
daringly
adv
In a daring manner
dayglows
dayglows
noun
plural of dayglow
daylight
daylight
noun
(countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
(countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
A clear, open space.
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
verb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
(landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To expose to daylight
dazingly
dazingly
adv
So as to daze.
delayage
delaying
delaying
verb
present participle of delay
delegacy
delegacy
noun
A collection of delegates.
The position or state of being a delegate.
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
draggily
dyslogia
dyslogia
noun
Difficulty in expressing ideas in speech.
elegancy
elegancy
noun
(humorous) A mock title.
Alternative form of elegance
evangely
evangely
noun
(obsolete) One of the four Gospels.
(obsolete) The "good news" revealed by the Gospel; redemption.
eyeglass
eyeglass
noun
(obsolete) The lens of the eye.
A monocle.
An artificial lens, especially one of a pair.
An eyepiece.
attributive form of eyeglasses
facingly
facingly
adv
In a facing manner or position.
fadingly
fadingly
adv
In a fading manner; becoming lighter or paler.
flaggery
flaggily
flaggily
adv
In a flaggy manner.
frugally
frugally
adv
In a frugal manner.
galabiya
gallaway
galliney
galloway
galloway
noun
A kind of small horse originally bred in Galloway, Scotland.
gallying
gallying
verb
present participle of gally
galvayne
gapingly
gapingly
adv
So as to gape or open wide.
gardenly
gardenly
adj
Like a garden.
gardyloo
gardyloo
intj
(Scotland, obsolete) Used by people in medieval Scotland to warn passers-by of waste about to be thrown from a window into the street below. The term was still in use as late as the 1930s and 1940s, when many people had no indoor toilets.
noun
(Scotland, historical) A cry of "gardyloo".
(figurative) Caution, warning.
An act of discarding waste or some other substance from a height. Also attributive and figurative.
gargoyle
gargoyle
noun
A carved grotesque figure on a spout which conveys water away from the gutters.
A fictional winged monster.
Any decorative carved grotesque figure on a building.
garishly
garishly
adv
In a garish manner.
garlicky
garlicky
adj
Tasting or smelling of garlic.
gauchely
gauchely
adv
In a gauche manner.
gayelord
gayville
gayville
Proper noun
A tiny town in New York in the United States.
A tiny town in South Dakota in the United States.
Proper noun
The gay community; gays, taken collectively.
gazingly
gazingly
adv
With a gaze; staringly.
gazolyte
genially
genially
adv
(obsolete) By genius or nature; naturally.
In a genial manner; gaily; cheerfully.
geolatry
geolatry
noun
The worship of the Earth.
gerately
germanly
germanly
Adverb
In a German manner; in a way characteristic of Germans.
germanyl
germanyl
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The radical GeH₃ derived from germane
geyseral
geyseral
adj
Of or relating to a geyser.
ghastily
gladwyne
glamoury
glamoury
noun
(obsolete) magic
glasseye
glasseye
noun
A fish, the walleyed pike.
A form of blindness in horses in which the eye is bright and the pupil dilated; a sort of amaurosis.
glassily
glassily
adv
In a glassy manner
glaymore
glaymore
noun
Alternative form of claymore (a sword)
glaziery
glaziery
noun
(countable, rare) A place where a glazier works.
(uncountable) The craft of a glazier; making and fitting windows.
gleamily
gleamily
adv
In a gleamy manner.
glengary
globally
globally
adv
In all places or situations.
Over the entire planet.
glossary
glossary
noun
A list of terms in a particular domain of knowledge with their definitions.
glycemia
glycemia
noun
(medicine, American spelling) (occasionally, ambiguously) Hyperglycemia.
(medicine, American spelling) Presence of glucose in the blood (which is always true), and (usually, more specifically) average concentration thereof over time, and its regulation; in this sense, glycemia is hypernymic to euglycemia, hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia, and a mention of glycemia is a reference to blood sugar regulation and degree or quality thereof.
glyceral
glyceral
noun
(organic chemistry) glyceraldehyde
glyceria
glyceria
noun
Any member of the genus Glyceria of mannagrasses.
gonydeal
gonydeal
adj
Relating to the gonys.
gonydial
gonydial
adj
(zoology, rare) Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.
graithly
grantley
grassily
grassily
adv
In a grassy way.
gravelly
gravelly
adj
(obsolete) Full of or covered with sand; sandy.
(pathology) Caused by or involving gravel (“kidney stones”).
Full of, covered with, or similar to gravel or pebbles.
Of a voice: unpleasantly harsh or rasping.
gravidly
gravidly
adv
In a gravid manner.
graybill
graylags
graylags
noun
plural of graylag
grayland
grayling
grayling
noun
A species of butterfly, Hipparchia semele, of the family Nymphalidae.
Any freshwater fish of the genus Thymallus or specifically Thymallus thymallus, of the salmon family, having a large dorsal fin.
Cercyonis pegala (common wood-nymph)
Other butterflies of genus Hipparchia.
Prototroctes maraena (Australian grayling)
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus (New Zealand grayling)
Salmo salar (Atlantic salmon)
Thymallus arcticus (Arctic grayling)
graymail
graymail
noun
(Internet) Email that is not technically spam (since the user agreed to receive it) but which is unwanted, such as newsletters after making a purchase.
(US, law) The threatened exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
graymill
graywall
greasily
greasily
adv
In a greasy manner.
greylags
greylags
noun
plural of greylag
grindlay
guanylic
guanylic
adj
(organic chemistry) Relating to guanylic acid (guanosine monophosphate) or its derivatives.
guayules
guayules
noun
plural of guayule
gullably
gullably
adv
Alternative form of gullibly
gunlayer
gunplays
gunplays
noun
plural of gunplay
gymnical
gymnical
adj
Alternative form of gymnic
gynaecol
gyroidal
gyroidal
adj
(crystallography) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they all incline to the right (or left) of a vertical line; said of certain hemihedral forms.
Spiral in arrangement or action.
Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left.
haughtly
haughtly
adv
(obsolete) Haughtily.
haylages
haylages
noun
plural of haylage
hologamy
hologamy
noun
(biology) A form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic cells
hyalogen
hyalogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several complex mucoid polysaccharides, found in animal tissue, that are composed of hyalins
hygienal
hygienal
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hygiene; hygienic.
hypalgia
hypalgia
noun
diminished sensitivity to pain
hypalgic
hypalgic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to hypalgia.
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated