Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
agathocles
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anschauung
anschauung
noun
(philosophy, Kantianism) Sense-perception.
archaising
archaising
verb
present participle of archaise
archangels
archangels
noun
plural of archangel
archegetes
archimagus
archimagus
noun
Alternative form of archimage
ausgleiche
beseeching
beseeching
noun
A heartfelt plea.
verb
present participle of beseech
boschneger
branchings
branchings
noun
plural of branching
cashiering
cashiering
noun
A dismissal of an individual from service, especially in the military.
verb
present participle of cashier
challenges
challenges
noun
plural of challenge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of challenge
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
changeless
changeless
Adjective
unchanging
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chargeless
chargeless
adj
(physics) Without charge.
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
charsingha
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chastening
chastening
noun
The act by which somebody is chastened.
verb
present participle of chasten
chastising
chastising
verb
present participle of chastise
chemurgies
chemurgies
noun
plural of chemurgy
cherishing
cherishing
noun
The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
verb
present participle of cherish
chicagoans
chiselling
chiselling
noun
A piece of work produced using a chisel.
verb
(Britain) present participle of chisel
choosingly
choraguses
choreguses
chorussing
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
clothesbag
clothesbag
noun
Alternative form of clothes bag
cockfights
cockfights
noun
plural of cockfight
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
codfishing
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
costraight
costraight
adj
(geometry) On the same straight line.
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
crosslight
crosslight
noun
(countable) A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
(countable, figurative) One of differing points of view.
(uncountable) Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
(uncountable) Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
(uncountable, figurative) Multiple perspectives or points of view.
(uncountable, theater) Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
verb
(transitive) To illuminate from the side.
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
discharged
discharged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of discharge
dischargee
dischargee
noun
One who is discharged.
discharger
discharger
noun
Someone or something that discharges something, such as pollution or a firearm
discharges
discharges
noun
plural of discharge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discharge
dogwatches
dogwatches
noun
plural of dogwatch
eightscore
eightscore
noun
(archaic) One hundred and sixty (160).
escheatage
escheatage
noun
The right of succeeding to an escheat.
escheating
escheating
verb
present participle of escheat
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
galeorchis
gaucheness
gaucheness
noun
The quality of being gauche.
gaucheries
gaucheries
noun
plural of gaucherie
geochemist
geochemist
noun
(chemistry, geology) A chemist or geologist who specializes in geochemistry
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
gesithcund
gesithcund
adj
Having the rank of a gesith (member of the king's retinue) in medieval England; well-born.
ghostcraft
ghostcraft
noun
Knowledge of lore about and methods of detecting or working with ghosts.
golschmann
gorsehatch
gothicised
gothiciser
gothicness
gothicness
Noun
The state or condition of being Gothic.
gottschalk
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
grassfinch
grassfinch
noun
Any Australian finch of the genus Poephila.
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
guacharoes
guacharoes
noun
plural of guacharo
gymnarchus
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
hagioscope
hagioscope
noun
(architecture) A small opening in an interior wall of a church, enabling those in the transept to view the high altar.
hectograms
hectograms
noun
plural of hectogram
highchairs
highchairs
noun
plural of highchair
highschool
highschool
noun
(proscribed) Alternative spelling of high school
hijackings
hijackings
noun
plural of hijacking
histogenic
histogenic
adj
Of or pertaining to histogenesis.
histologic
histologic
adj
Of or pertaining to histology.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hygiantics
hygiastics
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hygroscopy
hygroscopy
noun
The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
ischialgia
ischialgia
noun
(pathology) pain in the region of the ischium; sciatica
ischialgic
isographic
isographic
adj
Of or pertaining to isography.
launchings
launchings
noun
plural of launching
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
longshucks
mashgichim
mashgichim
noun
plural of mashgiach
mischarged
mischarged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mischarge
mischarges
mischarges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mischarge
nachschlag
nightclubs
nightclubs
noun
plural of nightclub
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nightclub
nightstick
nightstick
noun
(US, law enforcement) A long narrow pole-like club carried by police and security personnel, for use in self-defense.
nightstock
osphyalgic
outchasing
outchasing
verb
present participle of outchase
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phlogistic
phlogistic
adj
(chemistry, physics, now historical) Pertaining to or containing phlogiston.
(medicine) Inflammatory; pertaining to inflammations and fevers.
(obsolete) Burning, fiery.
physicking
physicking
noun
(archaic) medication
verb
present participle of physic
physiurgic
physiurgic
adj
(archaic) Produced by natural causes, without human intervention.
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
psychagogy
psychagogy
noun
(psychology) A psychotherapeutic method of influencing behaviour by suggesting desirable life goals.
(religion, philosophy) Guidance of the soul.
psychalgia
psychalgia
noun
psychogenic pain, physical pain of psychological origin
psychological pain, any non-physical pain
psychogeny
psychogeny
noun
psychogenesis
psychogony
psychogony
noun
(archaic) The doctrine of the development of mind.
psychogram
psychogram
noun
(psychology, dated) A composite psychological measurement that attempts to integrate various interrelated elements of a person's thought processes.
(psychology, dated) A kind of visual diagram of an individual's personality.
psychology
psychology
noun
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
(uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
(uncountable) The study of human behavior.
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
purchasing
purchasing
noun
(business, government) A complex, organized process in large organizations for obtaining goods that may include identification of requirements, approvals, supplier management, negotiation, receipt of goods, and payment.
A part of an organization that manages such processes
An act or process of making a purchase.
verb
present participle of purchase
rachipagus
rachipagus
noun
(medicine, obstetrics) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.
rechoosing
rechoosing
verb
present participle of rechoose
roughnecks
roughnecks
noun
plural of roughneck
roughscuff
roughscuff
noun
(US, informal) The lowest class of people; the rabble.
sarcophaga
sarcophagi
sarcophagi
noun
plural of sarcophagus
sarcophagy
sarcophagy
noun
The practice of eating flesh.
scathingly
scathingly
adv
In a scathing manner.
scatophagy
scatophagy
noun
Synonym of coprophagy
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
schaumburg
scheduling
scheduling
noun
(countable) Assignment to a schedule, or systematic arrangement.
(countable) The time at which a particular event is scheduled.
(uncountable) A function in many aspects of industry, commerce and computing in which events are timed to take place at the most opportune time.
verb
present participle of schedule
schemingly
schemingly
adv
In a scheming manner; deviously.
schillings
schillings
noun
plural of schilling
schizogamy
schizogamy
noun
(biology) reproduction involving the splitting of an organism into a sexual and an asexual individual
schizogony
schizogony
noun
(biology) Asexual reproduction of protozoans etc characterized by multiple divisions of the nucleus and cell.
schlepping
schlepping
verb
present participle of schlep
present participle of schlepp
schmeering
schmeering
verb
present participle of schmeer
schmoosing
schmoosing
verb
present participle of schmoose
schmoozing
schmoozing
verb
present participle of schmooz
present participle of schmooze
schoenberg
schoenburg
schongauer
schoolgirl
schoolgirl
noun
A girl attending school.
verb
(transitive, wrestling, rare) To restrain in a schoolgirl pin.
schrdinger
sciagraphy
sciagraphy
noun
(obsolete) A vertical section through a building.
Radiography.
The art of representing shadows as realistically as possible.
The making of sundials.
sciography
sciography
noun
Alternative form of sciagraphy
scotograph
scotograph
noun
(obsolete, rare) An instrument for writing in the dark, or by the blind.
(occultism) An image of a ghost or other apparition appearing on unexposed film.
(photography, obsolete, rare) An impression made on a photographic plate by a radioactive substance without the intervention of any opaque object other than the screen of the plate.
scraiching
scraighing
scratching
scratching
noun
A pork scratching.
Record scratching, a technique of starting and stopping a vinyl record from playing to produce music in hip hop.
The act or sound of something being scratched.
verb
present participle of scratch
screeching
screeching
noun
The act of producing a screech.
verb
present participle of screech
scrunching
scrunching
noun
The act of something being scrunched.
verb
present participle of scrunch
searchings
searchings
noun
plural of searching
shockingly
shockingly
adv
In a shocking manner.
To a shocking degree.
showcasing
showcasing
noun
(Internet, retailing) The activity of going to bricks-and-mortar stores to examine goods before buying them online, frequently from a different retailer.
An instance of something being showcased or exhibited.