One who hires or charters a ship to transport goods.
affrightful
affrightful
adj
(obsolete) frightful
affrighting
affrighting
verb
present participle of affright
aftergrowth
aftergrowth
noun
(figuratively) Any abstraction of the above.
A second growth, seen in plants like crops or timber after harvesting.
agastrophus
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
algorithmic
algorithmic
adj
(mathematics, computing) Of, relating to, or being an algorithm.
alogotrophy
altogethers
altogethers
adv
(obsolete) Alternative form of all together
(obsolete) Alternative form of altogether
noun
(obsolete) The way things are; circumstances.
plural of altogether (“nakedness”)
anhydrating
anthography
anthography
noun
(botany) The branch of botany that deals with the description of flowers.
antiburgher
antiburgher
noun
(historical, Scotland) A member of a faction of the Scottish Presbyterian Church that refused to take the burgess oath in 1747; since reunited.
aortography
aortography
noun
(medicine) an arteriography of the aorta
aragonspath
archigaster
argiphontes
arithmogram
arithmogram
noun
The number obtained by summing the numerical values of the letters of a word.
arthralgias
arthralgias
noun
plural of arthralgia
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
ataxiagraph
ataxiagraph
noun
An instrument that measures the degree of ataxia in a patient
athenagoras
atheriogaea
atherogenic
atherogenic
adj
(medicine) that initiates or accelerates atherogenesis
augitophyre
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
authorizing
authorizing
verb
present participle of authorize
autochanger
autochanger
noun
(computing) An automatic tape loader, for switching automatically between several computer backup tapes.
A device for playing multiple music media of a certain kind (gramophone records, compact discs, etc.) in a predetermined sequence without user intervention.
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
benightmare
bhaktimarga
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
brachiating
brachiating
adj
That moves by the use of limbs; especially by swinging through the trees using the arms
verb
present participle of brachiate
brantingham
brattishing
brattishing
noun
(architecture) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet.
A brattice.
verb
present participle of brattish
breathingly
brontograph
brontograph
noun
A tracing or chart showing the phenomena accompanying a thunderstorm.
An instrument for making such tracings, such as a recording brontometer.
burghmaster
burghmaster
noun
(UK, mining, historical) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workers.
A burgomaster.
cartography
cartography
noun
(countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic.
(uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography.
castlereagh
catharizing
catharizing
verb
present participle of catharize
cathography
changewater
charmingest
charmingest
adj
superlative form of charming: most charming
chataignier
chateaugray
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
christogram
christogram
Noun
A monogram that forms an abbreviation for the name of Jesus Christ, traditionally used as a Christian symbol, such as the chi-rho (
coachwright
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
coauthoring
coauthoring
verb
present participle of coauthor
cologarithm
cologarithm
noun
(mathematics) The logarithm of the reciprocal of a number (equal to the negative of the original logarithm)
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cryptograph
cryptograph
noun
A cipher or cryptogram.
A device used for encrypting or decrypting text.
verb
(rare) To write text using a code or cipher.
crystograph
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
dioptograph
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
earthlights
earthlights
noun
plural of earthlight
earthmaking
earthmoving
earthmoving
adj
(construction, not comparable) Designed to move large quantities of earth or rubble for civil engineering or building purposes.
(figuratively, comparable) Of great significance.
earthtongue
earthtongue
noun
Alternative form of earth tongue
enterograph
enterograph
noun
An instrument used in enterography
enthralling
enthralling
adj
exciting and absorbing
verb
present participle of enthrall
enwreathing
enwreathing
verb
present participle of enwreathe
epigraphist
epigraphist
noun
A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
ergatomorph
ethnography
ethnography
noun
(anthropology) The branch of anthropology that scientifically describes specific human cultures and societies.
An ethnographic work.
etymography
etymography
noun
A proposed subdiscipline of etymology, investigating the context in which words of transparent etymology underwent semantic development.
The etymology of characters and their structure, such as those in Chinese.
eurygnathic
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherwing
fireflaught
flaughtbred
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
fothergilla
freightages
freightages
noun
plural of freightage
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
gametophore
gametophore
noun
(botany) in ferns, the bearer of sex organs
ganderteeth
gangsterish
gangsterish
adj
(informal) Gangsterlike.
garnishment
garnishment
noun
(law) A judgment that a third party should pay money owing to a defendant directly to a plaintiff.
gastrograph
gastrograph
noun
An instrument once used to display and record movements of the stomach
gastroliths
gastroliths
noun
plural of gastrolith
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastrophile
gastrorrhea
gastrorrhea
noun
Excessive production of gastric juice
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
gastrotheca
gastrotrich
gastrotrich
noun
A microscopic aquatic animal of the phylum Gastrotricha, with a worm-like body and cilia.
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash
gatecrasher
gatecrasher
noun
(Asian English) The groom or one of his groomsmen when partaking in the gatecrashing ritual of a traditional Chinese wedding.
(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.
gatecrashes
gatecrashes
noun
plural of gatecrash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gatecrash
gaultherase
gaultherine
gederathite
gelotherapy
gerhardtite
gerhardtite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing copper, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen.
gigahertzes
gigahertzes
noun
plural of gigahertz
gladhearted
gladhearted
adj
cheerful
glathsheimr
glyptograph
gnatcatcher
gnatcatcher
noun
A member of any of various species of small passerine birds in the family Polioptilidae found in North America and South America, close relatives of the wrens.
gnathometer
goatherdess
goatherdess
noun
A female goatherd.
goddaughter
goddaughter
noun
A female child whose baptism is sponsored by a godparent.
godfathered
godfathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of godfather
goodhearted
goodhearted
adj
kind, generous and altruistic
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
grandmother
grandmother
noun
A female ancestor or progenitor.
A mother of someone's parent.
grangemouth
granolithic
granolithic
adj
Of or pertaining to a granolith
graphitized
graphitized
adj
(chemistry, of carbon) Converted to graphite
verb
simple past tense and past participle of graphitize
graphitizes
graphitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graphitize
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
graphometer
graphometer
noun
A surveyor's instrument for measuring angles.
graphometry
graphometry
noun
The measurement of various characteristics of handwriting so as to make deductions about the writer
graphomotor
graphomotor
adj
Relating to the visual and motor skills involved in writing
graphotypic
graphotypic
adj
Of or relating to the graphotype process.
graptolitha
greenhearts
greenhearts
noun
plural of greenheart
greimmerath
grihyasutra
gristhorbia
grithbreach
grithbreach
noun
(obsolete) breach of the peace ; The penalty for breach of the peace.
groatsworth
groatsworth
noun
(historical) An object or quantity that can be purchased for a groat; hence (figurative) a small amount; a morsel.
gymnothorax
gyracanthus
gyrostachys
haircutting
haircutting
noun
The act or service of cutting hair.
hairstyling
hairstyling
noun
The act or process of styling hair.
hamletsburg
hamstringed
handwriting
handwriting
noun
(by extension) A characteristic trait or hallmark by which somebody may be recognised.
Text that was written by hand.
The act or process of writing done with the hand, rather than typed or word-processed.
The characteristic writing of a particular person.
verb
present participle of handwrite
handwrought
handwrought
adj
Made by hand, handmade
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
harzburgite
harzburgite
noun
An ultramafic igneous rock, a variety of peridotite consisting mostly of olivine and low-calcium pyroxene.