(cosmogony) A protoplanet formed during oligarchic accretion.
A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country.
A very wealthy business owner who wields political power.
olograph
onhanger
onhanger
noun
That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent.
orangish
orangish
adj
Relatively orange in colour.
Similar to an orange.
orograph
orograph
noun
(surveying) A machine for use in making topographical maps, operated by being pushed across country, and recording distances and elevations.
orphange
outgarth
outright
outright
adj
Having no outstanding conditions.
Total or complete.
Unqualified and unreserved.
adv
(informal) Blatantly; inexcusably.
At once.
Openly and without reservation.
Wholly, completely and entirely.
With no outstanding conditions.
verb
(sports) To release a player outright, without conditions.
overhang
overhang
noun
(architecture) That portion of the roof structure that extends beyond the exterior walls of a building.
(economics) The volume that tips the balance between the demand and the supply toward demand lagging supply.
A fatty roll of pubis flab that hangs over one's genitals; a FUPA.
Anything that overhangs or protrudes over its base, such as a wave immediately before breaking, or a protruding cliff or rock wall.
verb
(intransitive) To impend.
(transitive) To hang over (something).
overhigh
overhigh
adj
Too high; excessively high.
overhuge
overhuge
adj
Excessively huge.
overhung
overhung
adj
Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
Suspended from above or from the top.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overhang
overnigh
overnigh
adj
Misspelling of overnight.
excessively close or near
plougher
plougher
noun
Alternative spelling of plower
porching
prighood
prighood
noun
The state or essence of being a prig; priggery.
prophage
prophage
noun
(biology) The latent form of a bacteriophage in which the viral genome is inserted into the host chromosome.
raghouse
raghouse
noun
(historical) Part of a paper mill in which the rags are prepared.
rebought
rebought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of rebuy
refought
refought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of refight
regolith
regolith
noun
(geology) The layer of loose rock, dust, sand, and soil, resting on the bedrock, that constitutes the surface layer of most dry land on Earth, the Moon, and other large solid aggregated celestial objects. Submarine regolith also exists.
regrowth
regrowth
noun
That which has been regrown after removal.
The process of regrowing.
rehoning
rehoning
verb
present participle of rehone
replough
replough
verb
(transitive) To plough again.
resought
resought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reseek
rhagodia
rheology
rheology
noun
(physics) The branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter.
rhigosis
rhigotic
rhizogen
rhizogen
noun
(botany) One of a proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.
roaching
roaching
verb
present participle of roach
rothberg
roughage
roughage
noun
(agriculture) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
(nutrition) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.
Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
roughdry
roughdry
verb
(transitive) In laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.
roughens
roughens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of roughen
roughers
roughers
noun
plural of rougher
roughest
roughest
adj
superlative form of rough: most rough
roughhew
roughhew
verb
Alternative form of rough-hew
roughing
roughing
verb
present participle of rough
roughish
roughish
adj
Somewhat rough.
roughleg
roughleg
noun
Buteo lagopus, a bird of prey.
roxburgh
roxburgh
Proper noun
a village in the Scottish Borders, Scotland
an ancient royal burgh near the village which was destroyed in 1460
a town in Central Otago, New Zealand.
sargodha
shagroon
shagroon
noun
(historical) A settler of the New Zealand province of Canterbury who came from somewhere other than Britain, most commonly Australia.
shargoss
shearhog
shopgirl
shopgirl
noun
A girl who works in a shop; a young saleswoman.
shorings
shorings
noun
plural of shoring
shorling
shorling
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A person who is shorn; a shaveling.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A sheep of the first year's shearing.
(UK, dialect, obsolete) The skin of a sheep after the fleece is shorn off, as distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead sheep.
(UK, dialect, obsolete, by extension, derogatory) A priest.
shortage
shortage
noun
A lack or deficiency; an insufficient amount.
shorting
shorting
verb
present participle of short
showgirl
showgirl
noun
A non-starring but physically beautiful female dancer in an often lavishly produced theatrical revue; a chorine.
shroving
shroving
noun
(obsolete) The festivity of Shrovetide.
slughorn
slughorn
noun
(nonstandard, rare) A wind instrument.
Obsolete spelling of slogan (“a battle cry among the ancient Irish or highlanders of Scotland”)
soggarth
sorghums
sorghums
noun
plural of sorghum
staghorn
staghorn
noun
(countable) A staghorn coral.
(uncountable) The antlers of a stag when used to make handles etc.
thorning
thorning
verb
present participle of thorn
thorough
thorough
adj
Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
Utter; complete; absolute.
noun
(UK, dialect) A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.
prep
(obsolete) Through.
throeing
throeing
verb
present participle of throe
thronged
thronged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of throng
thronger
throning
throning
verb
present participle of throne
throwing
throwing
noun
The act by which something is thrown.
The process of making ceramic ware on the potter's wheel
verb
present participle of throw
thurgood
together
together
adj
(colloquial) Coherent; well organized.
adv
At the same time, in the same place; in close association or proximity.
In a relationship or partnership, for example a business relationship or a romantic partnership.
Into one place; into a single thing; combined.
It has been raining four days together
Without intermission or interruption; continuously; uninterruptedly.
torching
torching
noun
A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.
An act of arson.
verb
present participle of torch
troching
troching
noun
(zoology) One of the small branches of a stag's antler.
trothing
trothing
verb
present participle of troth
troughed
troughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of trough
turlough
turlough
noun
(Ireland) A temporary lake in an area of limestone, filled by rising groundwater during the rainy winter season.
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
vigorish
vigorish
noun
(countable, slang) An amount owed on account of or payment of a bookie's charge or of interest.
(slang) A commission or similar extra charge.
(uncountable, slang) A charge taken on bets, as by a bookie or gambling establishment.
(uncountable, slang) The interest on a loan of money, especially for loans made by a usurer or loan shark.