Of or pertaining to the naming of hieroglyphic symbols by the first phonetic sound of the picture they represent
acrologue
acyrology
acyrology
noun
(obsolete, rare) The incorrect use of language
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
agaricoid
agaricoid
adj
(of a fungus) Resembling an agaric
agincourt
agrodolce
agrodolce
noun
An Italian sweet-and-sour sauce.
agrologic
agrologic
Adjective
Relating to agrology.
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
allegoric
allegoric
adj
of, or relating to allegory
anchorage
anchorage
noun
(figurative) Something on which one may depend for security; ground of trust.
(medicine) The surgical fixation of prolapsed organs.
(nautical) A fee charged for anchoring.
(nautical) A harbor, river, or offshore area that can accommodate a ship at anchor, either for quarantine, queuing, or discharge.
That into which something is anchored or fastened.
The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.
The retreat of a hermit, or anchorite.
The set of anchors belonging to a ship.
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
anconagra
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
arcangelo
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archelogy
archelogy
noun
The science of first principles.
archigony
archimago
archology
archology
noun
The science of government.
The study of the origins of things.
archrogue
archrogue
noun
An infamous or particularly egregious rogue.
The chief of a band of thieves or gypsies.
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arctogaea
arctogean
arctogeic
areologic
areologic
adj
Synonym of areological
arrogance
arrogance
noun
The state of being arrogant; a type of extreme or foolish pride in which someone feels much superior to another.
arrogancy
arrogancy
noun
(now rare) Arrogance.
bescourge
bogsucker
bogsucker
noun
The American woodcock.
broaching
broaching
verb
present participle of broach
brocading
brocading
noun
The pattern or decoration made by brocading.
verb
present participle of brocade
brockages
brockages
noun
plural of brockage
brooching
brooching
verb
present participle of brooch
cagoulard
cagoulard
noun
(historical) A member of La Cagoule; a far-right-wing revolutionary or activist.
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
cancerlog
carangoid
carangoid
adj
(zoology) Belonging to the Carangidae, a family of fishes allied to the mackerels.
noun
(zoology) Any fish of the family Carangidae.
carioling
carioling
noun
(Canada, historical) Travelling over the ice on a sleigh.
carlsborg
carolling
carolling
noun
A singing of carols.
verb
(Britain, Canada) present participle of carol
carousing
carousing
noun
carousal
verb
present participle of carouse
carpogamy
carpognia
carpogone
carpology
carpology
noun
the study of the structure of seeds and fruit
carroming
carroming
verb
present participle of carrom
carrotage
carrotage
noun
Synonym of carroting (“method of processing animal pelts”)
carroting
carroting
noun
A process in the manufacture of felt in which the animal pelt is treated with a solution of mercuric nitrate.
cartogram
cartogram
noun
(dated) A map used to indicate geographically-bound statistical information, typically region-by-region values of a given variable, for example by using different shadings for different ranges of values.
A map-like graph where the relative areas of graph regions are proportional not to the relative areas of the land regions they represent, but rather to another quantitative variable, such as population or gross domestic product.
cartoning
cartoning
verb
present participle of carton
cataloger
cataloger
noun
Alternative spelling of cataloguer
categorem
categorem
noun
A categorematic word.
categoric
categoric
adj
categorical
cavorting
cavorting
noun
The action of the verb to cavort
verb
present participle of cavort
cecograph
censoring
censoring
noun
An act of censorship.
verb
present participle of censor
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
charangos
charangos
noun
plural of charango
cherbourg
cherbourg
Proper noun
A coastal town in Normandy, France
cherogril
cherogril
noun
(obsolete) A cony; a rabbit.
cherrylog
chirogale
chirology
chirology
noun
Palm reading.
The use of the manual alphabet; signing.
chloragen
choirgirl
choirgirl
noun
A girl who sings in a choir.
choragion
choragium
chorology
chorology
noun
(biology) The study of the spatial distribution of organisms.
The spatial equivalent of chronology; the science of determining the order in which places or regions occur or are constructed.
chorotega
chortling
chortling
noun
The act of giving a chortle.
verb
present participle of chortle
chorusing
chorusing
verb
present participle of chorus
chromogen
chromogen
noun
(biology) A strongly pigmented organelle or organism.
(chemistry) Any substance that lacks colour, but can be converted into a pigment or dye.
chrysogen
chrysogen
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude anthracene.
cigarillo
cigarillo
noun
A thin cigar, differing from a cigarette in being wrapped with tobacco leaves rather than paper.
cigaritos
clamoring
clamoring
noun
A sound that clamors.
verb
present participle of clamor
clangored
clangored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clangor
clangours
clangours
noun
plural of clangour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clangour
clarigold
clogmaker
clogmaker
noun
A manufacturer of clogs (type of shoe).
closuring
cloturing
cloturing
verb
present participle of cloture
coarcting
coarcting
verb
present participle of coarct
coarrange
coatsburg
coburgess
coburgher
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
cockermeg
cockermeg
noun
An arrangement of pit props used to support a coalface
coengager
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.
colesburg
collaring
collaring
noun
Material for making shirt collars.
verb
present participle of collar
collegers
collegers
noun
plural of colleger
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
comanager
comanager
noun
One who comanages.
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
congealer
congeners
congeners
noun
plural of congener
congeries
congeries
noun
A collection or aggregation of disparate items.
congresso
congridae
congruent
congruent
adj
(algebra) Satisfying a congruence relation.
(mathematics) Coinciding exactly when superimposed.
(mathematics) Having a difference divisible by a modulus.
Corresponding in character; congruous
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.
congruous
congruous
adj
Corresponding in character.
Harmonious.
conjuring
conjuring
noun
(gerund of conjure) An act in which something is conjured
verb
present participle of conjure
conringia
consigner
consigner
noun
(business) The party that provides merchandise for consignment sale.
The party that consigns.
consignor
consignor
noun
Alternative form of consigner
converged
converged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of converge
converges
converges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of converge
cooksburg
cooperage
cooperage
noun
(countable) A cooper's workshop.
(uncountable) The art, trade, or products of a cooper (barrelmaker).
(uncountable) The price paid to a cooper for work carried out.
coopering
coopering
noun
The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of cooperage.
verb
present participle of cooper
coorieing
coppering
coppering
noun
An envelope or covering of copper.
The act of covering with copper.
verb
present participle of copper
coppinger
coprology
coprology
noun
scatology
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
corbeling
corbeling
noun
A series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry.
cordigeri
cordoning
cordoning
verb
present participle of cordon
coregence
coregency
coregency
noun
A monarchical position (such as king, queen, emperor or empress) held by two persons when normally held by only one.
coregnant
coregnant
adj
Reigning jointly.
coregonid
coregonid
noun
Any freshwater whitefish of the former family Coregonidae (now Salmonidae)