(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aglossia
aglossia
noun
(anatomy) The absence of a tongue.
agnoites
agnosias
agnosias
noun
plural of agnosia
agnostic
agnostic
adj
(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
noun
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
agonised
agonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agonise
agonises
agonises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonise
agonista
agonists
agonists
noun
plural of agonist
agonizes
agonizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agonize
agostini
agostino
agouties
agouties
noun
plural of agouty
agriotes
agrostis
agrostis
noun
Any grass of the genus Agrostis, bentgrass.
airglows
airglows
noun
plural of airglow
algorism
algorism
noun
Obsolete spelling of algorithm (all senses)
algorist
algorist
noun
One who develops algorithms.
One who uses arabic numerals to represent numbers and to perform calculations, as opposed to one who uses Roman numerals to represent numbers and an abacus to perform calculations.
The aspect of a biological organism that follows a systematic process to interpret perceptual data.
anginose
anginose
adj
(dated) Relating to angina; anginous.
anginous
anginous
adj
Of or pertaining to angina, especially to angina pectoris
angiomas
angiomas
noun
plural of angioma
angiosis
angiosis
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels
antilogs
antilogs
noun
plural of antilog
antismog
antismog
adj
That counters the effects of smog.
That reduce the production of pollutants that cause smog.
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
argosies
argosies
noun
plural of argosy
argosine
arousing
arousing
adj
Causing arousal.
noun
(rare) An act or occurrence in which something is aroused
verb
present participle of arouse
assignor
assignor
noun
(law) The person or party which makes an assignment.
assinego
assinego
noun
Alternative form of asinego
autosign
autosign
verb
(computing, transitive) To sign (a cryptographic certificate) automatically.
begonias
begonias
noun
plural of begonia
bigamous
bigamous
adj
(of a marriage) involving bigamy
(of a spouse) guilty of bigamy
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
bighorns
bighorns
noun
plural of bighorn
bigotish
bigotish
adj
Characteristic or typical of a bigot.
bijugous
bijugous
adj
(botany, archaic) bijugate
biltongs
biltongs
noun
plural of biltong
biogases
birdsong
birdsong
noun
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.
Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively.
bisognio
blousing
blousing
verb
present participle of blouse
blowings
blowings
noun
plural of blowing
boasting
boasting
noun
The making of boasts.
verb
present participle of boast
boatings
boatings
noun
plural of boating
boggiest
boggiest
adj
superlative form of boggy: most boggy most boggy.
bogglish
bogglish
adj
Uncertain, doubtful; skittish
bogosian
bogyisms
boltings
boltings
noun
plural of bolting
bombings
bombings
noun
plural of bombing
bondings
bondings
noun
plural of bonding
bongoist
bongoist
noun
A musician who plays the bongoes.
bookings
bookings
noun
plural of booking
boosting
boosting
noun
The act or process by which something is boosted.
verb
present participle of boost
bosoming
bosoming
verb
present participle of bosom
bostangi
bostangi
noun
Alternative spelling of bostanji
bowlings
broguish
broguish
adj
Pertaining to or marked by a brogue, a thick accent.
browsing
browsing
noun
A place abounding with shrubs where animals may browse.
verb
present participle of browse
chignons
chignons
noun
plural of chignon
choosing
choosing
noun
The act of making a choice.
verb
present participle of choose
chousing
chousing
verb
present participle of chouse
chowsing
chowsing
verb
present participle of chowse
clonings
clonings
noun
plural of cloning
closings
closings
noun
plural of closing
coamings
coamings
noun
plural of coaming, especially all sides of a single coach roof, hatch, or cockpit.
coasting
coasting
noun
The act of disengaging the gears of a moving vehicle and rolling along without the use of engine power.
The act of sailing along a coast, or from port to port.
verb
present participle of coast
coatings
coatings
noun
plural of coating
codesign
codesign
verb
(transitive) To cryptographically sign (software).
(transitive) To design together.
codlings
codlings
noun
plural of codling
cognised
cognised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cognise
cogniser
cogniser
noun
Alternative form of cognizer
cognises
cognises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognise
cognizes
cognizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cognize
coinages
coinages
noun
plural of coinage
combings
combings
noun
Fragments of hair etc. removed with a comb.
consigne
consigne
noun
(military) A countersign; a watchword.
One who is ordered to keep within certain limits.
consigns
consigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of consign
cookings
cookings
noun
plural of cooking
cordings
cordings
noun
plural of cording
coreigns
coreigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coreign
coresign
cosigned
cosigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cosign
cosigner
cosigner
noun
(law) A person who accepts joint responsibility for the debt of another
A cosignatory
cosinage
cosinage
noun
(law) A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral relation.
Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.
costigan
cotising
cotising
verb
present participle of cotise
coursing
coursing
noun
The sport of chasing wild animals, especially hares, with dogs by sight rather than by scent.
verb
present participle of course
cowgirls
cowgirls
noun
plural of cowgirl
cowlings
cowlings
noun
plural of cowling
crossing
crossing
adj
(rare) Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
noun
(architecture) The volume formed by the intersection of chancel, nave and transepts in a cruciform church; often with a tower or cupola over it.
(graph theory) A pair of intersecting edges.
A pair of parallel lines printed on a cheque
A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
A voyage across a body of water.
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
Movement into a crossed position.
The act by which terrain or a road etc. is crossed.
verb
present participle of cross
deignous
deignous
Adjective
haughty; disdainful
demigods
demigods
noun
plural of demigod
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
diagnose
diagnose
verb
(by extension) To determine the cause of a problem.
(transitive, medicine) To determine which disease is causing a sick person's signs and symptoms; to find the diagnosis.
digamous
digamous
adj
(botany) androgynous
Pertaining to a second marriage, i.e. one taking place after the death of the first wife or first husband.
digenous
digenous
adj
(biology) Relating to digenesis.
digestor
digestor
noun
Alternative form of digester
dignosce
dignosce
verb
(obsolete, Scotland) to discern
dignosle
digonous
digonous
adj
(obsolete, rare) Having two angles.
digoxins
digoxins
noun
plural of digoxin
digynous
digynous
adj
(botany) Having two styles or pistils.
diogenes
disbogue
discoing
discoing
verb
present participle of disco
disglory
disglory
noun
(obsolete) Dishonour.
disgorge
disgorge
verb
(oenology) To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.
To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
To vomit or spew, to discharge.
disgross
dislodge
dislodge
verb
(intransitive) To move or go from a dwelling or former position.
(transitive) To remove or force out from a position or dwelling previously occupied.
(transitive, figurative) To force out of a secure or settled position.
disloign
disponge
disponge
verb
(poetic, rare) To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.
dizygous
dizygous
adj
dizygotic
dodgiest
dodgiest
adj
superlative form of dodgy: most dodgy
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
doggiest
doggiest
adj
superlative form of doggy: most doggy
dogstail
dogstail
noun
A perennial grass, of the genus Cynosurus, that is grown for fodder
drossing
drossing
verb
present participle of dross
drowsing
drowsing
noun
The act of one who drowses.
verb
present participle of drowse
dysgonic
dysgonic
adj
(biology, of a bacterial culture) Growing or seeding slowly or badly.
dyslogia
dyslogia
noun
Difficulty in expressing ideas in speech.
egestion
egestion
noun
The act or result of egesting
eglomise
eglomise
noun
glass ornamented with gold foil
egoistic
egoistic
adj
Egoistical.
egoistry
egotisms
egotisms
noun
plural of egotism
egotists
egotists
noun
plural of egotist
eightvos
elegious
elegious
adj
(obsolete) Melancholy, miserable, plaintive.
enginous
enginous
adj
(obsolete) Contrived with care; ingenious.
(obsolete) Pertaining to an engine.
epigeous
epigeous
adj
Growing on, or close to, the ground.
epigones
epigones
noun
plural of epigone
epigonos
epigonus
ergotism
ergotism
noun
A logical deduction.
The effect of long-term ergot poisoning, traditionally due to the ingestion of the alkaloids produced by the fungus Claviceps purpurea which infects rye and other cereals, and more recently by the action of a number of ergoline-based drugs, consisting of convulsive and gangrenous symptoms.
The plant disease caused by ergot.
The usage of ergot infested grain to poison animals.
ergotist
eringoes
eringoes
noun
plural of eringo
escoting
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
eulogias
eulogies
eulogies
noun
plural of eulogy
eulogise
eulogise
verb
(British spelling) To praise, celebrate or pay homage to someone, especially in an eloquent formal eulogy.
eulogism
eulogism
noun
(rare) eulogistic language
eulogist
eulogist
noun
A person who praises another person or thing.
A speaker who delivers a funeral oration (eulogy) for a deceased person.
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
exposing
exposing
verb
present participle of expose
figworts
figworts
noun
plural of figwort
firbolgs
firedogs
firedogs
noun
plural of firedog
flossing
flossing
noun
(countable) The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
(fishing, uncountable) The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
The performance of the floss dance move.
verb
present participle of floss
focusing
focusing
adj
Pertaining to the direction of attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or purpose over time.
Used for or pertaining to focusing.
noun
The action of the verb to focus.
verb
present participle of focus.
foggiest
foggiest
adj
(usually used in the negative) Slightest, faintest, least.