(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agatharchides
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
androsphinges
anepigraphous
angiemphraxis
antherogenous
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdogmatist
archegosaurus
archigastrula
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archmessenger
archsynagogue
argumentmaths
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arthrogastran
aschaffenburg
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
berchtesgaden
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
brachyglossal
bradysphygmia
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
cancrophagous
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
carriagesmith
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.
chemosurgical
chemosurgical
adj
Of or pertaining to chemosurgery.
chirographers
chirographers
noun
plural of chirographer
cholerigenous
cholerigenous
adj
Causing cholera.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
chorographies
chorographies
noun
plural of chorography
christologies
christologist
christologist
Noun
A person involved in Christology.
chromogenesis
chromogenesis
noun
(biochemistry) The biosynthesis of pigments
chronogeneous
chronogeneous
adj
Synonym of chronogenetic
chronogenesis
chronogenesis
noun
(biology) The development of a group of organisms over time
chronologists
chronologists
noun
plural of chronologist
chrysographer
chrysographer
noun
One who uses gold lettering in manuscripts.
clearinghouse
clearinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of clearing house
clothesmonger
coburghership
cosmographies
cosmographies
noun
plural of cosmography
cosmographist
cosmographist
noun
A cosmographer.
creatophagous
crescographic
crescographic
adj
Of or relating to the crescograph.
crosshatching
crosshatching
noun
(art) A method of showing shading by means of multiple small lines that intersect.
A method of indicating terrain on a map by using the same technique.
verb
present participle of crosshatch
cruiserweight
cruiserweight
noun
(boxing) A boxer weighing less than 200lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
(boxing, Britain, obsolete) light heavyweight
(wrestling) A wrestler weighing less than 210lb; heavier than a light heavyweight and lighter than a heavyweight.
crunchingness
curmudgeonish
cytopharynges
dehydrogenase
dehydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
dehydrogenise
dehydrogenise
verb
Alternative spelling of dehydrogenize
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disheartening
disheartening
adj
Causing a person to lose heart; making despondent or gloomy.
verb
present participle of dishearten
disinheriting
disinheriting
verb
present participle of disinherit
distinguisher
distinguisher
noun
One who, or that which, distinguishes.
downrightness
downrightness
noun
The personal quality of being straightforward and direct in one's manner
draughtsboard
draughtsboard
noun
The board on which draughts is played, resembling a chessboard but (depending on the game variation) often having a side length of ten squares rather than eight.
draughtswoman
draughtswoman
noun
Alternative spelling of draftswoman
embryophagous
enfranchising
enfranchising
verb
present participle of enfranchise
enravishingly
enravishingly
adv
So as to enravish, or throw into ecstasy.
episiorrhagia
esophagometer
etherealising
etherealising
verb
present participle of etherealise
etherialising
ethnographies
ethnographies
noun
plural of ethnography
ethnographist
ethnographist
noun
ethnographer
extinguishers
extinguishers
noun
plural of extinguisher
fashionmonger
fashionmonger
noun
(derogatory) One who slavishly follows the latest fashions.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
fletcherising
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
foreignership
foreignership
noun
The condition of being a foreigner.
foreschooling
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
fortnightlies
fortnightlies
noun
plural of fortnightly
frelinghuysen
frightfulness
frightfulness
noun
The quality of being frightful.
gabrilowitsch
garnisheement
garnisheement
noun
The act of garnisheeing.
gasterophilus
gasterothecal
gasterotricha
gastrasthenia
gastratrophia
gastrohepatic
gastrohepatic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the stomach and the liver.
gastrophilism
gastrophilism
noun
The love of good food.
gastrophilist
gastrophilist
noun
One who loves good food.
gastrophilite
gastrophrenic
gastrophrenic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm.
gastrorrhagia
gastrorrhagia
noun
(medicine) A hemorrhage from the stomach, also known as a gastric hemorrhage.
gastrorrhaphy
gastrorrhaphy
noun
The suture of a perforation of the stomach.
gastroplication
gastroschisis
gastroschisis
noun
A defect of the abdominal wall through which the viscera protrude