(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agriochoerus
androphagous
androphagous
adj
Inclined to eat human flesh.
angiophorous
anguishously
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropurgic
aphanozygous
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
autoepigraph
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
baragouinish
bleachground
brachigerous
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.
carpophagous
carpophagous
adj
Living on fruits; fruit-eating.
cephalopagus
cephalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the back of the head and fused in the upper portion of the body, with the bottom portions separate.
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
chasmogamous
chasmogamous
adj
Exhibiting chasmogamy.
chaulmoogras
chaulmoogras
noun
plural of chaulmoogra
chaulmoogric
chaulmoogric
adj
Relating to the chaulmoogra tree or to chaulmoogric acid, obtained from its seeds.
cheirogaleus
chincoteague
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
coprophagous
coprophagous
adj
Feeding on excrement
crosshauling
daughterhood
daughterhood
noun
The condition of being a daughter.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
draughtboard
draughtboard
noun
A checkerboard used to play draughts.
draughthouse
dreadnoughts
dreadnoughts
noun
plural of dreadnought
esophagismus
esophagismus
noun
Alternative form of oesophagismus
euchological
euchological
adj
Of or relating to a euchology or euchologion.
eurygnathous
eurygnathous
adj
Having a broad jaw
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
gainsborough
gainsborough
Proper noun
A town in Lincolnshire, England.
A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
gamophyllous
gamophyllous
adj
(botany) Composed of leaves or segments (e.g. perianth) united by their edges, compare apophyllous (free segments).
gastrophilus
geadephagous
gerrhosaurid
gerrhosaurid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Gerrhosauridae of plated lizards.
glenohumeral
glenohumeral
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.
glutathiones
glutathiones
noun
plural of glutathione
gnathopodous
goddaughters
goddaughters
noun
plural of goddaughter
gomphocarpus
greatmouthed
griphosaurus
gryphosaurus
gynantherous
gynantherous
adj
(botany) Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which the stamens are converted into pistils.
hagiolatrous
hagiolatrous
adj
saint-worshipping
hallucinogen
hallucinogen
noun
Any substance tending to induce hallucination.
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.
heliogravure
heliogravure
noun
An engraving of this kind.
The process of photographic engraving.
hematogenous
hematogenous
Adjective
Producing blood
Spread by blood
hemautograph
hemignathous
hemignathous
adj
Having one mandible much shorter than the other
hepatogenous
hepatogenous
adj
(medicine) Synonym of hepatogenic
heterogamous
heterogamous
adj
(biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature
(biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process
(botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers
in the daisy family Asteraceae, having two types of flowers in a flower head (such as some sterile, some hermaphrodite, or some female, some hermaphrodite)
hippophagous
hippophagous
Adjective
Feeding on horseflesh.
hologastrula
holognathous
homologumena
horselaugher
houghmagandy
houseboating
houseboating
noun
The practice of living and/or travelling in a houseboat.
housemaiding
housemaiding
verb
present participle of housemaid
housewarming
housewarming
noun
(idiomatic) A party to celebrate moving into a new home.
The act of welcoming a person/family to their newly purchased or newly rented home.
hydatigenous
hydatogenous
hygrophanous
hygrophanous
adj
(mycology) Changing color as it dries out.
hypogastrium
hypogastrium
noun
An area of the human abdomen residing below the umbilicus.
hypoglobulia
hypoglobulia
noun
The presence of an abnormally low count of red blood cells in the blood.
hypognathous
hypognathous
adj
(zoology) Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper jaw.
johannesburg
johannesburg
Proper noun
The largest city of South Africa.
keraunograph
keraunograph
noun
(archaic) A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human body or elsewhere.
A ceraunograph; an instrument for measuring and recording lightning.
lagomorphous
lagomorphous
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the lagomorphs.
largemouthed
laughlintown
lithogravure
lithophagous
lithophagous
adj
(zoology) Eating or destroying stone, like some mollusks, sponges, annelids, and sea urchins.
(zoology) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel.
mallophagous
mallophagous
adj
Feeding on feathers.
meganthropus
megaphyllous
megaphyllous
adj
(Phytotomy) Of or having megaphyll leaves
menognathous
mesognathous
mesognathous
adj
(anatomy) having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous
metagnathous
metagnathous
adj
(zoology) having the mandibles crossing at the tip of the bill, as in the crossbill
microphagous
microphagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on small particles.
museographer
museographer
noun
One who engages in museography; a person who catalogues museum collections.
musicography
musicography
noun
(obsolete) The art or science of writing music and of musical notation.
Writing on the subject of music.
musophagidae
necrophagous
necrophagous
adj
That eats dead or decaying animal flesh.
neurographic
neurographic
adj
Relating to neurography
neuronophagy
neuronophagy
noun
neuronophagia
nonanguished
ogcocephalus
oligophagous
oligophagous
adj
(chiefly of insects) that feed on a restricted range of food
omphalopagus
omphalopagus
noun
(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the umbilicus.
ophiophagous
ophiophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on snakes.
ornithogalum
orthognathus
outachieving
outachieving
verb
present participle of outachieve
outbranching
outbranching
noun
An outbranch.
verb
present participle of outbranch
outbreathing
outbreathing
noun
A breathing out; an exhalation.
verb
present participle of outbreathe
outfangthief
outfangthief
noun
(historical, law, generally, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon all thieves captured within their estates, regardless of their origin.
(historical, law, properly, rare) A privilege of some feudal lords permitting them to execute summary judgment upon thieves (particularly their own tenants) captured outside their estates and to keep any chattels forfeited upon conviction.
(historical, law, rare, countable) A thief so captured and tried.
outpreaching
outpreaching
verb
present participle of outpreach
overslaughed
overslaughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overslaugh
packinghouse
packinghouse
noun
A facility where harvested food is processed into a salable condition.
A slaughterhouse wherein animals are slaughtered, and the meat is then processed into smaller cuts.
pantophagous
pantophagous
adj
Eating all kinds of food.
paragnathous
paragnathous
adj
(zoology) having both mandibles of equal length, with the tips meeting, as in certain birds
pelagothuria
phaenogamous
phaenogamous
adj
(botany) Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering.
phaenozygous
phaenozygous
adj
Alternative form of phenozygous
phagedaenous
phagedaenous
adj
Alternative form of phagedaenic
phasogeneous
phlegmagogue
phlegmagogue
noun
(obsolete) Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm.
phonautogram
phonautogram
noun
A recording made with a phonautograph.
photogravure
photogravure
noun
(countable) A print so made.
(uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books.
verb
To print by this process.
phytophagous
phytophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on plants, herbivorous.
pluviography
pluviography
noun
The graphic presentation of precipitation data.
The use of a pluviograph; the automatic recording of precipitation.
pneumographs
pneumographs
noun
plural of pneumograph
pneumography
pneumography
noun
scientific description of the lungs.
prasophagous
pseudography
pseudography
noun
False writing; forgery.
Incorrect spelling.
rheumatology
rheumatology
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
rhizophagous
rhizophagous
adj
Feeding on roots.
roughcasting
roughcasting
verb
present participle of roughcast
roughhearted
saprophagous
saprophagous
adj
Feeding on dead or decaying organic matter
sarcophagous
sarcophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on flesh; carnivorous.
saurognathae
saurophagous
saurophagous
adj
lizard-eating
scatophagous
scatophagous
adj
Synonym of coprophagous: typified by consuming shit or other excrement.
schomburgkia
sculptograph
slaughterdom
slaughterdom
noun
Slaughter; carnage.
slaughterous
slaughterous
adj
prone to slaughtering
sociophagous
sphagnaceous
sphagnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Sphagnaceae.
stenophagous
stenophagous
adj
(ecology) Feeding on a limited variety of food.
subhexagonal
subhexagonal
adj
Not quite hexagonal; approaching a hexagonal shape.
sulphogallic
sulphonating
sulphonating
verb
present participle of sulphonate
tachyglossus
telautograph
telautograph
noun
(historical) An analogue precursor to the fax machine, transmitting electrical impulses recorded by potentiometers to servomechanisms attached to a pen at the receiving station, thus reproducing a drawing or signature made by the sender.