(biology) Producing gas or air (used especially of some bacteria)
afforcing
afforcing
verb
present participle of afforce
agaricine
agincourt
agronomic
agronomic
adj
Of or pertaining to agronomy.
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
angraecum
anorganic
anorganic
adj
(archaic) inorganic
arcadings
arcadings
noun
plural of arcading
arcangelo
archangel
archangel
noun
A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).
Synonym of angelica (“the garden herb”)
archegone
archegony
archegony
noun
(biology) spontaneous generation; abiogenesis
archigony
archiving
archiving
verb
present participle of archive
arclength
arclength
noun
(geometry) The length of an arc.
arctogean
armagnacs
armagnacs
noun
plural of armagnac
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.
articling
articling
verb
present participle of article
ascribing
ascribing
verb
present participle of ascribe
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.
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
branchage
branchage
noun
The law in Jersey and Guernsey that requires the trimming of such where it overhangs public roads.
branches, vegetation
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.
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
bsarcheng
burgensic
cairngorm
cairngorm
noun
A precious stone of smoky yellow-brown or gray-brown color, used in Scottish jewellery.
cambering
cambering
noun
A slight convexity or slope for drainage etc.; a camber.
verb
present participle of camber
cancerlog
cankering
cankering
verb
present participle of canker
cantering
cantering
noun
Movement at a canter.
verb
present participle of canter
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
caraganas
caraganas
noun
plural of caragana
carageens
carageens
noun
plural of carageen
caragheen
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
cardigans
cardigans
noun
plural of cardigan
careenage
careenage
noun
(nautical) A beach with a steep, sandy shoreline on which a ship may be careened.
(nautical) The expense of careening a ship.
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
carpogone
carrageen
carrageen
noun
Irish moss (Chondrus crispus)
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
cartagena
cartagena
Proper noun
An ancient city in Murcia, Spain.
A city in northern Colombia.
cartoning
cartoning
verb
present participle of carton
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
centgener
centgrave
centgrave
noun
(historical) The overseer of a hundred (zent) in medieval France and Germany.
(historical, obsolete) Synonym of hundredman: the overseer of a hundred in medieval England.
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
charangos
charangos
noun
plural of charango
chargeant
chargeant
noun
(Ireland, law, possibly obsolete) A chargee, a person who has a charge upon something.
chargeman
chargeman
noun
A worker who is in charge; the leader.
chartings
chartings
noun
plural of charting
cherrying
cherrying
noun
The gathering of cherries.
chiengrai
chirpling
chivaring
chloragen
choragion
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.
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
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
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
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
clergyman
clergyman
noun
An ordained (male) Christian minister, a male member of the clergy.
clergymen
clergymen
noun
plural of clergyman
clevenger
closuring
cloturing
cloturing
verb
present participle of cloture
coarcting
coarcting
verb
present participle of coarct
coarrange
cockering
cockering
verb
present participle of cocker
coengager
coffering
coffering
verb
present participle of coffer
cogeneric
cogeneric
adj
congeneric
cognizers
cognizers
noun
plural of cognizer
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
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
coopering
coopering
noun
The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of cooperage.