Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
aegicores
aerogenic
aerogenic
adj
(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
aerologic
aerologic
adj
Pertaining to aerology, characteristic of aerology.
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
agaricine
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agincourt
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
algebraic
algebraic
adj
(algebra, number theory, of a number) Which is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(algebra, of a field) Whose every element is a root of some polynomial whose coefficients are rational.
(chess, of notation) Describing squares by file (referred to in intrinsic order rather than by the piece starting on that file) and rank, both with reference to a fixed point rather than a player-dependent perspective.
(mathematics, of an expression, equation, or function) Containing only numbers, letters, and arithmetic operators.
Of, or relating to, algebra.
algeciras
algeciras
Proper noun
A city in the Bay of Gibraltar, in the Spanish province of Andalusia.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
aliturgic
aliturgic
adj
Not liturgic; without a liturgy.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
anchoring
anchoring
noun
(psychology) The tendency of people to place subsequently refined answers to a given question close to the initially estimated answer, giving undue weight to the initial answer, such as adjusting an initial estimate of 20% to 30% when 90% would be more appropriate.
The act or means by which something is anchored or made firm.
verb
present participle of anchor
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
archigony
archimage
archimage
noun
(now rare) A powerful wizard.
archimago
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
asparagic
becriming
becursing
becursing
verb
present participle of becurse
bickering
bickering
noun
Petty quarreling. Usually considered a childish behaviour, although often applied to adults.
verb
present participle of bicker
bigeneric
bigeneric
adj
(botany) Describing an (infertile) cross between plants belonging to different genera.
(taxonomy) Describing a taxonomic group containing only two genera.
birdcages
birdcages
noun
plural of birdcage
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
branching
branching
noun
A process of forming a branch.
verb
present participle of branch
breaching
breaching
noun
The act by which something is breached.
verb
present participle of breach
breeching
breeching
noun
(equestrianism) A component of horse harness or tack, enabling the horse to hold back a vehicle.
(historical) The ceremony of dressing a boy in trousers for the first time.
(nautical) A rope used to secure a cannon.
(slang) A beating or flogging.
A conduit through which exhaust gases are conducted to a chimney.
bregmatic
bregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to the bregma.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
brunching
brunching
verb
present participle of brunch
burgensic
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
calligram
calligram
noun
A signature made from interwoven Arabic words.
A word, phrase or longer text in which the typeface or the layout has some special significance.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cambridge
cambridge
Proper noun
A city in England famous for its university.
Cambridge University.
A village in Illinois, USA
A city in Maryland, USA
A city in Massachusetts, United States, famous for being the location of and the It was formerly one of the county seats.
A city in Minnesota, USA
A city in Ohio, USA
A town and a village in Vermont, USA.
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cantering
cantering
noun
Movement at a canter.
verb
present participle of canter
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
carangids
carangids
noun
plural of carangid
carangoid
carangoid
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
caratinga
carcasing
cardiagra
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
cardigans
cardigans
noun
plural of cardigan
careening
careening
noun
The motion of something that careens.
verb
present participle of careen
careering
careering
noun
Rapid, uncontrollable headlong motion.
verb
present participle of career
caressing
caressing
noun
A caress.
verb
present participle of caress
carioling
carioling
noun
(Canada, historical) Travelling over the ice on a sleigh.
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carnegiea
carolling
carolling
noun
A singing of carols.
verb
(Britain, Canada) present participle of carol
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carpognia
carriages
carriages
noun
(dated) Used to specify the time that an event will end (e.g. when people would leave in their carriages)
plural of carriage
carrigeen
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
carroting
carroting
noun
A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercuric nitrate.
carryings
carryings
noun
plural of carrying
cartilage
cartilage
noun
(anatomy, countable) A particular structure made of cartilage.
(anatomy, uncountable) A usually translucent and somewhat elastic, dense, nonvascular connective tissue found in various forms in the larynx and respiratory tract, in structures such as the external ear, and in the articulating surfaces of joints. It composes most of the skeleton of vertebrate embryos, being replaced by bone during ossification in the higher vertebrates.
cartoning
cartoning
verb
present participle of carton
cartridge
cartridge
noun
(by extension) A prefabricated subassembly that can be easily installed in or removed from a larger mechanism or replaced with another interchangeable subassembly.
(computing) A removable enclosure containing read-only memory devices, used for rapid loading of software onto a home computer or video game console.
(computing) A vessel which contains the ink or toner for a computer printer and can be easily replaced with another.
(computing) Magnetic tape storage, used for storing (backup) copies of data.
(firearms) The package consisting of the bullet, primer, and casing containing gunpowder; a round of ammunition.
(obsolete) A small paper package, e.g. in an old book about making printer's type: After all the type has been cast: "The Boy will paper up each sort in a cartridge by itself".
categoric
categoric
adj
categorical
catrigged
caverning
caverning
verb
present participle of cavern
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cellaring
cellaring
verb
present participle of cellar
censoring
censoring
noun
An act of censorship.
verb
present participle of censor
censuring
censuring
noun
An act of censure.
verb
present participle of censure
centering
centering
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The process of moving something to a centre, normally before some other process.
(countable) A type of formwork which serves as a temporary structure during the construction of arches and bridges.
verb
present participle of center
centigram
centigram
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻² grams. Symbol: cg
centrings
centrings
noun
plural of centring
chagrined
chagrined
adj
Feeling chagrin (at something); vexed; fretful.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chagrin
changaris
chartings
chartings
noun
plural of charting
cheiragra
chemurgic
chemurgic
adj
Relating to chemurgy.
cherogril
cherogril
noun
(obsolete) A cony; a rabbit.
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
chiengrai
chiralgia
chiralgia
noun
(medicine) pain in the hand
chirogale
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chirpling
chirurgic
chirurgic
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or pertaining to chirurgery; surgical.
chivaring
choirgirl
choirgirl
noun
A girl who sings in a choir.
choragion
choragium
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
churching
churching
noun
(Christianity) The ceremonial blessing of a woman who has given birth.
verb
present participle of church
churingas
churingas
noun
plural of churinga
churnings
churnings
noun
plural of churning
cigarette
cigarette
noun
Tobacco or other substances, in a thin roll wrapped with paper, intended to be smoked.
verb
(slang, rare) To give someone a cigarette, and/or to light one for them.
cigarfish
cigarfish
noun
Any of several scad, but especially Decapterus macarellus
cigarillo
cigarillo
noun
A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.
cigaritos
cigarless
cigarless
adj
Without a cigar or cigars.
ciguatera
ciguatera
noun
A foodborne poisoning in humans caused by eating marine species whose flesh is contaminated with ciguatoxin.
cindering
cindering
verb
present participle of cinder
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
circuting
cirurgian
citigrade
citigrade
adj
Characteristic of spiders of the species Loxosceles citigrada.
clamoring
clamoring
noun
A sound that clamors.
verb
present participle of clamor
clarigate
clarigold
clavering
clavering
verb
present participle of claver
clearings
clearings
noun
plural of clearing
clearwing
clearwing
noun
Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings
cleidagra
closuring
cloturing
cloturing
verb
present participle of cloture
coarcting
coarcting
verb
present participle of coarct
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
cofighter
cogeneric
cogeneric
adj
congeneric
cogitator
cogitator
noun
A person who cogitates; a thinker
coglorify
cognizers
cognizers
noun
plural of cognizer
coleridge
coleridge
Proper noun
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English romantic poet.
Coleridge, North Carolina.
collaring
collaring
noun
Material for making shirt collars.
verb
present participle of collar
colorings
colorings
noun
plural of coloring
colouring
colouring
adj
Of something that provides colour.
noun
(Britain, Canada) Alternative spelling of coloring
verb
present participle of colour
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
concierge
concierge
noun
(Britain) One who attends to the maintenance of a building and provides services to its tenants and visitors.
(obsolete) Synonym of conciergerie.
One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.
configure
configure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
congeries
congeries
noun
A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
congridae
congruism
congruism
noun
(theology) congruity
congruist
congruity
congruity
noun
An instance or point of agreement or correspondence; a resemblance.
The quality of agreeing; the quality of being suitable and appropriate.
conjuring
conjuring
noun
(gerund of conjure) An act in which something is conjured