(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
agreeably
agreeably
adv
(obsolete) Alike; similarly.
In accordance.
In an agreeable or pleasing manner
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agropyron
agrypniai
agrypnias
agrypnode
algometry
algometry
noun
(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.
ambrology
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
anagyrine
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
anargyros
anargyros
noun
Synonym of unmercenary (“a saint who performed good deeds without accepting payment”)
andragogy
andragogy
noun
The methods or techniques used to teach adults; adult education.
androgyne
androgyne
noun
A person who is androgynous.
An androgynous plant.
androgyny
androgyny
noun
Hermaphroditism.
The state of appearing to be neither feminine nor masculine.
The state of having traits of both male and female genders.
The state or ability, of a connector or docking port, to connect with either male (plug) or female (socket) or other neutral connectors or ports.
angularly
angularly
adv
In an angular manner
apteryges
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
aretalogy
aretalogy
noun
A form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
arterying
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
asparagyl
astrogeny
astrogeny
noun
The creation or evolution of the stars or heavens.
astrogony
astrogony
noun
Alternative form of astrogeny.
astrology
astrology
noun
1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 274:
2012, The Guardian, (headline), 7 Feb 2012:
2018-01-18, Julie Beck, “The New Age of Astrology”, in The Atlantic:
Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.
In some ways, astrology is perfectly suited for the internet age. There’s a low barrier to entry, and nearly endless depths to plumb if you feel like falling down a Google research hole.
asynergia
asynergia
noun
(pathology) A lack of muscular coordination
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
autogyros
autogyros
noun
plural of autogyro
averagely
averagely
adv
In an average manner
With regard to an average
ballyrags
ballyrags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ballyrag
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
beglerbey
beglerbey
noun
Alternative form of beylerbey
berhyming
berhyming
verb
present participle of berhyme
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
bodyguard
bodyguard
noun
A person or group of persons, often armed, responsible for protecting an individual.
verb
(transitive) To act as bodyguard for (someone); figuratively, to protect.
borborygm
borborygm
noun
(figuratively) A gurgling or rumbling.
(medicine, physiology, rare) A gurgling or rumbling noise produced by gas in the bowels.
botryogen
botryogen
noun
(mineralogy) A hydrous magnesium sulfate mineral.
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
bridgeway
bryogenin
budgetary
budgetary
adj
Of or pertaining to a budget.
bullyrags
bullyrags
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bullyrag
burgality
burningly
burningly
adv
in a burning manner
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpogamy
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carryings
carryings
noun
plural of carrying
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
cherrylog
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
claysburg
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
clergymen
clergymen
noun
plural of clergyman
coglorify
congruity
congruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
coprology
coprology
noun
scatology
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coregency
coregency
noun
A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
craggedly
crannying
crannying
verb
present participle of cranny
cravingly
cravingly
adv
With longing or craving.
crayoning
crayoning
noun
A drawing done in crayon.
verb
present participle of crayon
crenology
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
crowingly
crowingly
adv
So as to crow; with jubilation or schadenfreude.
cryogenic
cryogenic
adj
Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.
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.
curiology
curlingly
curlingly
adv
With a curl or curls.
curtsying
curtsying
noun
The act of dropping a curtsy.
verb
present participle of curtsy
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.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
cystogram
cystogram
noun
A diagnostic image produced by cystography.
dairyings
darlingly
darlingly
adv
In a darling way.
dartingly
dartingly
adv
In a darting manner; rapidly.
daugherty
daydrudge
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
descrying
descrying
verb
present participle of descry
digestory
digestory
adj
Relating to a digestor
dignitary
dignitary
adj
Relating to dignity.
noun
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
dogberrys
dougherty
dougherty
Proper noun
of origin.
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
drivingly
drivingly
adv
(engineering) So as to drive.
So as to drive or motivate.
With forceful, inexorable motion.
droningly
droningly
adv
With a droning sound.
drygalski
dycusburg
dyersburg
dynagraph
echegaray
ectrogeny
egromancy
egromancy
Noun
alternative form of necromancy, used by Sir Richard Burton.
electragy
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.
engineery
englishry
englishry
Noun
the state or privilege of being an Englishman.
a body of English people, especially in Ireland.
enragedly
enragedly
adv
In an enraged manner.
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epirogeny
eremology
eremology
noun
The study of deserts and related phenomena; desertology.
erotology
erotology
noun
The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour.
erugatory
estraying
estraying
verb
present participle of estray
eurygaean
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
eurypygae
eyebright
eyebright
noun
Any of the flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia, originally as used to treat eye infections.
eyeground
eyeground
noun
The fundus of the eye; the inside of the bottom part of the eyeball, particularly retina as examined through an ophthalmoscope.
eyestring
eyestring
noun
(obsolete, anatomy, chiefly in the plural) One of the fibres of the eye, such as a tendon, nerve or muscle.
fagopyrum
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
figurally
figurally
adv
in a figural manner
figuredly
flagrancy
flagrancy
noun
The condition of being flagrant.
flaringly
flaringly
adv
In a flaring manner.
flerrying
flurrying
flurrying
noun
A brief blast or shower, as of snow.
verb
present participle of flurry
fogramity
forcingly
forcingly
adv
In a forcing manner.
foreignly
foreignly
adv
In a foreign manner.
fragilely
fragilely
adv
In a fragile way or manner.
fragility
fragility
noun
(obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
Weakness; feebleness.
fragrancy
fragrancy
noun
fragrance
frenzying
frenzying
verb
present participle of frenzy
frigidity
frigidity
noun
Coldness of feeling, manner or quality; lack of ardor, animation or vivacity.
Lack of natural heat and vigor of body; impotency.
The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.