(nautical) The act of hiring, or the contract for use of, a vessel, or some part of it, to convey cargo.
affrightfully
affrightfully
adv
(obsolete) frightfully
affrightingly
affrightingly
adv
(archaic) So as to frighten or terrify.
agatharchides
aglyphodontia
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
alethiologist
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
allothigenous
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
alphabetising
alphabetising
verb
present participle of alphabetise
alphabetizing
alphabetizing
verb
present participle of alphabetize
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amphibologies
amphibologies
noun
plural of amphibology
amphibologism
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
androsphinges
anemobiagraph
anepigraphous
aneroidograph
anesthetizing
anesthetizing
verb
present participle of anesthetize
angiemphraxis
angioasthenia
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
angiolymphoma
angiothlipsis
anisognathism
anisognathous
anisognathous
adj
(pathology) Having different sizes to the upper and lower jaws
anthecologist
anthecologist
noun
One who studies anthecology.
anthologising
anthologising
verb
present participle of anthologise
anthologizing
anthologizing
verb
present participle of anthologize
anthropogenic
anthropogenic
adj
Having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
Pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny.
anthropologic
anthropologic
adj
anthropological; pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.
anthropophagi
anthropophagi
noun
plural of anthropophagus
antilethargic
antilethargic
adj
Preventing lethargy.
antilogarithm
antilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The number of which a given number is the logarithm (to a given base).
antipathogene
anythingarian
anythingarian
noun
(derogatory, religion) A person who does not profess any particular creed; an indifferentist.
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
apophlegmatic
apophlegmatic
adj
(medicine) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from the mouth or nostrils.
noun
(medicine) Any apophlegmatic medicine.
apothegmatist
apothegmatist
noun
A collector or maker of apothegms.
apothegmatize
apothegmatize
verb
(intransitive) To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.
apotheosising
apotheosising
verb
present participle of apotheosise
apotheosizing
apotheosizing
verb
present participle of apotheosize
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeologian
archaeologian
noun
(archaic) An archaeologist.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archangelical
archangelical
Adjective
archangelic
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdogmatist
archegoniatae
archeological
archeological
adj
(Canada, US) Alternative spelling of archaeological
archigastrula
archigonocyte
archipelagian
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
areographical
areographical
adj
Synonym of areographic
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arthrorrhagia
astonishingly
astonishingly
adv
In an astonishing manner; so as to surprise or astonish.
Very; remarkably used as an intensifier.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autographical
autographical
adj
Relating to an autograph, or one's own handwriting.
Relating to, or used in, the process of autography.
azygobranchia
backstitching
backstitching
verb
present participle of backstitch
bacteriophage
bacteriophage
noun
(microbiology, virology) A virus that specifically infects bacteria.
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bactetiophage
balanorrhagia
bantamweights
bantamweights
noun
plural of bantamweight
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
benthopelagic
benthopelagic
adj
Both benthic and pelagic.
noun
Any such organism.
bibliographer
bibliographer
noun
A person who compiles bibliographies, or who studies bibliography.
bibliographic
bibliographic
adj
Of or pertaining to bibliography.
bibliophagist
bibliophagist
noun
(rare) A bibliophage; one who loves to read books.
bibliophagous
bibliophagous
adj
Book-consuming.
biogeographer
biogeographer
noun
A person engaged in biogeography.
biogeographic
biogeographic
adj
Of or pertaining to biogeography, the study of the geographical arrangement of plants and animals
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biotechnology
biotechnology
noun
The application of the principles and practices of engineering and technology to the life sciences.
The use of living organisms (especially microorganisms) in industrial, agricultural, medical and other technological applications.
birminghamize
birminghamize
Verb
To make ersatz
blacksmithing
blacksmithing
noun
the business of a blacksmith
verb
present participle of blacksmith
blandishingly
blandishingly
adv
So as to blandish.
blennorrhagia
blennorrhagia
noun
Excessive blennorrhea, or mucous discharge, especially as seen in gonorrhea.
blennorrhagic
blennorrhagic
adj
(pathology) of or relating to blennorrhoea
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
brachioganoid
brachygnathia
brachygnathia
noun
Synonym of micrognathism
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
bradysphygmia
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
breechloading
breechloading
adj
Describing a breechloader gun: one that has ammunition loaded from the rear of the barrel rather than where it will exit.
bridgehampton
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
bronchiogenic
bronchiogenic
adj
Alternative form of bronchogenic
bronchoplegia
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bulldoggishly
cacographical
cacographical
adj
Synonym of cacographic
cacopharyngia
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
campephagidae
candlelighted
candlelighted
adj
candlelit
candlelighter
candlelighter
noun
A person who lights candles.
A spill used for lighting candles.
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiographer
cardiographer
noun
Synonym of cardiographist
cardiographic
cardiographic
adj
(physiology) Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.
caricographer
carriagesmith
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
cartwrighting
cartwrighting
noun
The work of a cartwright, building carts.
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
catheterizing
catheterizing
verb
present participle of catheterize
catholicising
catholicising
verb
present participle of catholicise
catholicizing
catholicizing
verb
present participle of catholicize
celidographer
cephaloplegia
cephaloplegic
ceramographic
cerographical
cerographical
adj
Synonym of cerographic
chalcographic
challengingly
challengingly
adv
In a way or to an extent that challenges
champagnizing
champagnizing
verb
present participle of champagnize
changeability
changeability
noun
The quality of being changeable; changeableness.
chargeability
chartographic
chattanoogian
checkpointing
checkpointing
verb
present participle of checkpoint
checkweighman
checkweighman
noun
A person, elected by miners, whose task is to check what the mine owner's weighman states has been the amount of coal that has been mined; used especially if the miners' wages are related to production.
checkweighmen
checkweighmen
noun
plural of checkweighman
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chemurgically
chemurgically
adv
In terms of or by means of chemurgy.
chilognathous
chilognathous
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of the chilognathans