(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apograph
apograph
noun
(textual criticism) A copy or transcript of a manuscript (called the antigraph).
apophyge
apophyge
noun
(architecture) A curvature found on the top or bottom of certain columns.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
duograph
duograph
noun
(historical) A picture printed from two halftone photographic plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two shades of the same colour or in black and one tint.
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
esophago
exograph
exophagy
exophagy
noun
(rare) Cannibalism, of those outside a social group.
gazpacho
gazpacho
noun
A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.
geophagy
geophagy
noun
The practice of eating earthy substances such as clay and chalk, often thought to augment a mineral-deficient diet.
geophila
grasshop
grasshop
noun
(now rare, dialectal) grasshopper
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To move erratically here and there, like a grasshopper
haiphong
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
hypnogia
hypogamy
hypogamy
noun
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
hypogeal
hypogeal
adj
(botany, of a cotyledon) Remaining under the surface of the ground after being germinated
Existing or growing underground
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
lagomrph
morphgan
myograph
myograph
noun
(physiology) An instrument for determining and recording the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular contraction
odograph
odograph
noun
odometer
olograph
omophagy
omophagy
noun
The eating of raw flesh.
orograph
orograph
noun
(surveying) A machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations.
orphange
pagehood
pagehood
noun
The state of being a page (servant).
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
poephaga
prophage
prophage
noun
(biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
sphagion
zoophaga
zoophaga
noun
(zoology) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.