One who fears open spaces, crowds, or uncontrolled social conditions.
agoraphobias
agoraphobias
noun
plural of agoraphobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
anginophobia
anginophobia
noun
A fear of angina; The irrational fear of choking, angina or narrowing of the throat. This is mainly caused by experience or being a witness to someone choking.
anglophobiac
anglophobist
anthobiology
archvagabond
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
baragouinish
beachcombing
beachcombing
noun
An item found lying near the sea; marine salvage.
The lifestyle and habits of a beachcomber.
verb
present participle of beachcomb
beneighbored
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliophagic
bibliophagic
adj
devouring books (literally or figuratively)
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographical
biographical
adj
of or relating to an account of a person's life
bleachground
blowtorching
blowtorching
verb
present participle of blowtorch
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
bohnenberger
bolshevizing
bolshevizing
verb
present participle of bolshevize
bonefishings
borghalpenny
brachigerous
brachylogies
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bronchogenic
bronchogenic
adj
Originating in the bronchus.
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
charbroiling
charbroiling
verb
present participle of charbroil
chemisorbing
chemisorbing
verb
present participle of chemisorb
chemosorbing
chemosorbing
verb
present participle of chemosorb
cobridgehead
copublishing
copublishing
verb
present participle of copublish
doughbellies
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
ethnobiology
ethnobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the relationships between plants and animals and human cultures
forthbringer
forthbringer
noun
One who or that which brings forth.
forthbrought
forthbrought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthbring
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
gametophobia
gametophobia
noun
The fear of marriage.
germanophobe
globicephala
glossophobia
glossophobia
noun
Speech anxiety
The fear of public speaking.
gompholobium
graphophobia
graphophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of writing.
gringophobia
gringophobia
noun
Fear or hatred of gringos.
guidebookish
guidebookish
adj
Having the tone or style of a guidebook.
haptoglobins
haptoglobins
noun
plural of haptoglobin
harrisonburg
harrisonburg
Proper noun
a village in Louisiana, USA
an independent city in Virginia, USA, which is the county seat of
heliogabalus
heliogabalus
Proper noun
A Roman emperor of the Severan dynasty who reigned from 218 to 222. He was known for perverse and decadent behavior with regard especially to sex, religion, and food.
hemoglobinic
hemoglobulin
hemoglobulin
noun
Synonym of hemoglobin
herringboned
herringboned
adj
Having a herringbone (zigzag) pattern.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of herringbone
herringbones
herringbones
noun
plural of herringbone
higginbotham
highbrowisms
highbrowisms
noun
plural of highbrowism
hillsborough
hillsborough
Proper noun
A number of places in English-speaking countries, see Wikipedia:Hillsborough
A major football disaster at the Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield.
the home stadium of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club
Sheffield Wednesday Football Club itself.
homebuilding
homebuilding
noun
The part of the construction industry concerned with building individual homes.
honeycombing
honeycombing
noun
A honeycomb pattern or structure.
verb
present participle of honeycomb
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
hydrobiology
hydrobiology
noun
(biology) The study of the biology of the organisms that inhabit bodies of water.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
iambographer
iambographer
noun
A poet who writes iambic verse.
ingleborough
interborough
interborough
adj
Between boroughs.
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
jonesborough
loughborough
loughborough
Proper noun
a small town in Leicestershire, England
lyndeborough
negrophobiac
negrophobias
negrophobist
neighborhood
neighborhood
noun
(chiefly obsolete) The quality of being a neighbor, of living nearby, next to each-other; proximity.
(dated) Close proximity; nearness.
(graph theory) The set of all the vertices adjacent to a given vertex.
(obsolete) The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness or good will.
(topology) The infinitesimal open set of all points that may be reached directly from a given point.
A formal or informal division of a municipality or region.
A set containing an open ball which contains a specified point.
A set containing an open set which contains some specified point.
Alternatively: An open ball which contains some specified point.
Alternatively: An open set which contains some specified point.
An approximate amount.
The inhabitants of a residential area.
The quality of physical proximity.
The residential area near one's home.
neighborless
neighborless
adj
Without neighbors.
neighborlike
neighborlike
adj
US standard spelling of neighbourlike.
neighborship
neighborship
noun
A community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on being of a similar class.
The state or condition of being neighbors; a community, connection, or relationship between or among people and/or things which is based simply on living close geographically.
neighbouress
neighbouress
noun
(rare) A female neighbor.
neighbouring
neighbouring
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of neighboring
nonbreaching
nonbreathing
nonbreathing
adj
Not breathing.
northborough
ombrographic
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
outbreathing
outbreathing
noun
A breathing out; an exhalation.
verb
present participle of outbreathe
outthrobbing
outthrobbing
verb
present participle of outthrob
overbrightly
overbrightly
adv
Too brightly.
pathobiology
pathobiology
noun
(biology) The branch of biology that deals with pathology with greater emphasis on the biological than on the medical aspects.
(medicine) The biologic explanations of pathogenesis, to include both pathoanatomy and pathophysiology.
(medicine) pathology (in any of its senses: study of disease, instance of disease, mechanism of disease).
peterborough
peterborough
Proper noun
A city in east central England
A city in Central Ontario, Canada
A town in New Hampshire.
A town in South Australia.
A town in Victoria, Australia.
phagocytable
phagocytable
adj
(biology) Capable of being phagocytosed
phlebangioma
phlebography
phlebography
noun
An X-ray examination of a system of veins that have been injected with a contrast medium.
phlebologies
phleborrhage
photobiology
photobiology
noun
The study of the effects of light on living organisms, and on biological processes
phytobiology
phytobiology
noun
The branch of biology that involves plants.
pogonophobia
pogonophobia
noun
(rare, humorous) A fear or dislike of beards.
pygobranchia
rhomboganoid
rhomboganoid
noun
(zoology) A fish of the obsolete suborder Rhomboganoidei, roughly corresponding to the gars (Holostei).
rhombogenous
sambhogakaya
sambhogakaya
noun
(Buddhism) The second aspect of the Trikaya: a subtle body of limitless form.
schomburgkia
shadowboxing
shadowboxing
noun
A form of solo exercise, involving throwing punches at the air, and not at an opponent.
verb
present participle of shadowbox
shellblowing
shopbreaking
shopbreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a shop with unlawful intent.
snobographer
snobographer
noun
One who writes snobography; a describer of snobs and snobbery.
stygiophobia
stygiophobia
noun
The fear of Hell.
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
tablehopping
thingamabobs
thingamabobs
noun
plural of thingamabob
thirdborough
thirdborough
noun
(obsolete) The constable of a tithing or township
(obsolete) The head of a frankpledge
thoroughbass
thoroughbass
noun
(music) Synonym of figured bass
thoroughbred
thoroughbred
adj
Bred from pure stock.
well-bred and properly educated.
noun
(loosely) Any purebred horse.
A person of uncommon strength or endurance (like that of a thoroughbred horse).
A well-bred person.
Alternative letter-case form of Thoroughbred (“horse bred for racing”)
thrombogenic
thrombogenic
adj
That causes thrombosis.
torchbearing
torchbearing
adj
(by extension) Leading a campaign, or giving inspiration to others.
Carrying a torch (flaming brand).
noun
The leading of a campaign, or giving inspiration to others.
turbocharged
turbocharged
adj
Having a turbocharger
verb
simple past tense and past participle of turbocharge
turbocharger
turbocharger
noun
inlet air compressor for an internal combustion engine (either Otto or Diesel cycle), powered from the exhaust air.