The consumption of one embryo by another in utero, particularly among certain amphibians, sharks and fishes
adenographer
adenographic
adenographic
adj
Pertaining to adenography.
affrightedly
affrightedly
adv
(archaic, poetic) with fright
agathodaemon
agathodaemon
noun
A benevolent spirit, as opposed to a cacodemon (an evil daemon).
aglyphodonta
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
airohydrogen
airohydrogen
adj
Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and air.
amygdalolith
amygdophenin
andrographis
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
anthologised
anthologised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologise
anthologized
anthologized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anthologize
apprehending
apprehending
noun
An act by which something is apprehended.
verb
present participle of apprehend
archvagabond
ardhamagadhi
ardhamagadhi
Proper noun
A Middle Indian language used in Jain texts.
ballhandling
ballhandling
noun
(basketball) Skillful handling of the basketball when dribbling, passing or receiving
beneighbored
bigheartedly
bigheartedly
adv
In a bighearted manner
birdcatching
birdcatching
noun
The trapping of birds.
birdwatching
birdwatching
noun
(slang) The hobby of watching rocket launches.
Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment.
bleachground
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
brandenburgh
brigandishly
brigandishly
adv
In a brigandish manner.
campshedding
campshedding
noun
piles and boards used to line the bank of a river
verb
present participle of campshed
candlelights
candlelights
noun
plural of candlelight
candlewright
candlewright
noun
(obsolete) A chandler, or maker of candles.
cardiagraphy
cardiographs
cardiographs
noun
plural of cardiograph
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardsharping
cardsharping
noun
The trickery used by a cardsharp to cheat in card games.
cathodegraph
cathodegraph
noun
Alternative form of cathodograph
cathodograph
cathodograph
noun
(physics, archaic) An X-ray image; a radiograph.
celidography
chairmending
chalcogenide
chalcogenide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more electropositive element.
champagnized
champagnized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagnize
chandarnagar
chandernagor
chandragupta
cheerleading
cheerleading
noun
(figurative) Automatic or servile praise.
A physical activity in which cheerleaders organize elements of dance, gymnastics, and tumbling for judgment or to cheer on a team.
verb
present participle of cheerlead
childbearing
childbearing
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suitable for childbirth
noun
The process of giving birth; pregnancy and parturition
childcrowing
childersburg
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloridizing
chloridizing
verb
present participle of chloridize
chlorodizing
clearsighted
clearsighted
adj
Alternative spelling of clear-sighted
cobridgehead
codpitchings
crosslighted
dactylograph
dactylograph
noun
(archaic) A typewriter.
(archaic) A typist.
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
daughterless
daughterless
adj
Without a daughter.
daughterlike
daughterlike
adj
Resembling a daughter.
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
daughtership
daughtership
noun
The position or state of being a daughter.
daylightings
declinograph
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
delegateship
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightingly
delightingly
adv
So as to cause delight; delightfully.
demifarthing
demihogshead
demographers
demographers
noun
plural of demographer
demographics
demographics
noun
The characteristics of human populations for purposes of social studies.
demographies
demographies
noun
plural of demography
demographist
demonography
demonography
noun
(figuratively) A list of people, institutions, etc. regarded as evil.
A bestiary dealing with demons.
denbighshire
denbighshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the east by Flintshire, Cheshire and Shropshire, to the south by Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire, and to the west by Caernarfonshire.
A local government principal area, bordered by Wrexham, Flintshire, Conwy, Gwynedd and Powys.
dendrography
dendrography
noun
The scientific description of trees
dephlegmated
dephlegmated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dephlegmate
dephlegmator
dephlegmator
noun
(chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling apparatus in which the separation of the vapours is effected.
dermatograph
dermatograph
noun
(pathology) A wheal made by dermatographia.
A kind of pencil for making marks on a person's skin.
dermographia
dermographia
Noun
dermatographia
dermographic
dermographic
adj
Relating to dermography.
desmognathae
diagraphical
diagraphical
adj
Alternative form of diagraphic
diaphragming
diaphragming
verb
present participle of diaphragm
diphthonging
diphthongise
diphthongise
verb
Alternative spelling of diphthongize
diphthongize
diphthongize
verb
(intransitive, phonetics) To become a diphthong.
(transitive, phonetics) To change to a diphthong, as by inserting or removing a vowel.
diphthongous
diplographic
diplographic
Adjective
Relating to diplography or the diplograph.
disbranching
disbranching
verb
present participle of disbranch
discographer
discographer
noun
One who compiles a discography.
discographic
discographic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to discography.
dishevelling
dishonouring
dishonouring
verb
present participle of dishonour
dishwashings
dishwashings
noun
plural of dishwashing
disrelishing
disrelishing
verb
present participle of disrelish
distraughted
distraughted
adj
Obsolete form of distracted.
distraughtly
distraughtly
adv
In a distraught manner.
ditchdiggers
ditchdiggers
noun
plural of ditchdigger
ditchdigging
ditchdigging
noun
The digging of ditches.
dithioglycol
ditriglyphic
ditriglyphic
adj
(architecture) Relating to ditriglyphs.
dittographic
dittographic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting dittography.
doughbellies
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
doughnutlike
doughnutlike
adj
Resembling a doughnut.
downshifting
downshifting
noun
A social trend towards living a simpler, less ambitious life with a better work-life balance.
verb
present participle of downshift
downweighted
downweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downweight
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughthouse
draughtiness
draughtiness
noun
Britain standard spelling of draftiness.
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
droughtiness
droughtiness
noun
Dryness of the weather; lack of rain.
ducklingship
dzhugashvili
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
endognathion
endognathion
noun
A craniometric point in the inner segment of the premaxilla
endophragmal
endophragmal
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the endophragma.
eveningshade
extinguished
extinguished
adj
Having been quenched or eliminated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extinguish
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingdeal
featheredged
featheredged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featheredge
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forthfigured
frightenedly
frightenedly
adv
In a frightened manner.
gandertmeeth
gardenership
gardenership
noun
The role or status of a gardener.
geadephagous
geographized
geographized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of geographize
geohydrology
geohydrology
noun
(geology) hydrogeology
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
glutethimide
glutethimide
noun
A hypnotic sedative formerly used as an alternative to barbiturates to treat insomnia.
gnathopodite
gnathopodite
noun
(zoology) Any leg-like appendage of a crustacean that is modified to serve as a jaw.
gnathopodous
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
godmothering
godmothering
verb
present participle of godmother
goldsmithery
goldsmithery
noun
The work of a goldsmith.
goldsmithing
goldsmithing
noun
The work of a goldsmith; the forging of gold.
gonidiophore
gradgrindish
graduateship
graduateship
noun
The state of being a graduate.
grandfathers
grandfathers
noun
plural of grandfather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandfather
grandmothers
grandmothers
noun
plural of grandmother
grandnephews
grandnephews
noun
plural of grandnephew
grandsonship
grandsonship
noun
The state of being a grandson.
graphitoidal
graphitoidal
adj
Synonym of graphitoid
greathearted
greathearted
adj
Nobly courageous, bighearted.
greatmouthed
greenhearted
greenlandish
greenlandish
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Greenland, its people, or its language.
Proper noun
The official language of Greenland, an Eskimo-Aleut language written with the Latin alphabet.
greenlighted
greenlighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of greenlight