(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
adjoiningness
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
agatharchides
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
amygdalaceous
amygdalaceous
adj
(botany) Akin to, or derived from, the almond.
androsphinges
antispreading
armageddonist
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
bandspreading
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
battlegrounds
battlegrounds
noun
plural of battleground
beholdingness
beholdingness
noun
The state or quality of being beholden.
benightedness
benightedness
noun
The quality of being benighted.
berchtesgaden
bigwiggedness
bloodlettings
bloodlettings
noun
plural of bloodletting
bloodshedding
bloodshedding
noun
The act of shedding blood.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bowleggedness
bowleggedness
noun
The quality of being bow-legged.
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
candlewasting
candlewasting
Adjective
Causing a waste of candles by studying late into the night.
cardiganshire
cardiganshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county of Wales, bordered by Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Brecknockshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire.
cardiogenesis
cardiogenesis
noun
The development of the embryonic heart
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
cecidiologist
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondrogenous
chondrogenous
adj
Alternative form of chondrogenetic
condescending
condescending
adj
Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.
verb
present participle of condescend
confidingness
confidingness
noun
The state or quality of being confiding.
congealedness
congealedness
noun
The quality of being congealed.
congestedness
congestedness
noun
The quality of being congested.
consideringly
consideringly
adv
in a manner suggesting one is considering, pensively
corresponding
corresponding
adj
that have a similar relationship
noun
A correspondence; the situation where things correspond or match.
verb
present participle of correspond
countersigned
countersigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersign
crossbreeding
crossbreeding
noun
The process, or the result of crossbreeding.
verb
present participle of crossbreed
curmudgeonish
dactylologies
dangerousness
dangerousness
noun
The state or quality of being dangerous.
dangleberries
dangleberries
noun
plural of dangleberry
decarbonising
decarbonising
verb
present participle of decarbonise
decarburising
decarburising
verb
present participle of decarburise
decasualising
decasualizing
decasualizing
verb
present participle of decasualize
declassifying
declassifying
verb
present participle of declassify
decolourising
decolourising
verb
present participle of decolourise
decompressing
decompressing
verb
present participle of decompress
decongestants
decongestants
noun
plural of decongestant
deemphasizing
deemphasizing
verb
present participle of deemphasize
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
degenerations
degenerations
noun
plural of degeneration
degenerescent
degradingness
degradingness
noun
The state or quality of being degrading.
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
delightedness
delightedness
noun
The quality of being delighted; great pleasure.
delightsomely
delightsomely
adv
In a delightsome manner.
demagnetising
demagnetising
verb
present participle of demagnetise
demagogueries
demagogueries
noun
plural of demagoguery
demandingness
demandingness
noun
The state or quality of being demanding.
demigardebras
demisacrilege
demisovereign
democratising
democratising
verb
present participle of democratise
demonstrating
demonstrating
verb
present participle of demonstrate
demythologise
demythologise
verb
Alternative spelling of demythologize
dendrologists
dendrologists
noun
plural of dendrologist
dendrophagous
dendrophagous
adj
That feeds on the wood of trees
dentosurgical
deprogrammers
deprogrammers
noun
plural of deprogrammer
deregulations
deregulations
noun
plural of deregulation
dermatologies
dermatologies
noun
plural of dermatology
dermatologist
dermatologist
noun
A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.
dermatophagus
dermographism
dermographism
Noun
dermatographia
dermonosology
desegregating
desegregating
verb
present participle of desegregate
desegregation
desegregation
noun
The act or process of eliminating segregation.
desensitizing
desensitizing
verb
present participle of desensitize
deservingness
deservingness
noun
The state or quality of being deserving.
desexualizing
desexualizing
verb
present participle of desexualize
designfulness
designfulness
noun
The state or quality of being designful.
desilverizing
desilverizing
verb
present participle of desilverize
desmognathism
desmognathous
desmognathous
adj
(zoology) having the maxillopalatine bones united; applied to a group of carinate birds (Desmognathae), including various wading and swimming birds, such as ducks and herons, and also raptorial and other kinds
desmonosology
destabilizing
destabilizing
verb
present participle of destabilize
desterilizing
desterilizing
verb
present participle of desterilize
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
desulfurising
desulfurising
verb
present participle of desulfurise
desulfurizing
desulfurizing
verb
present participle of desulfurize
deuteragonist
deuteragonist
noun
(historical, ancient Greek drama) An actor playing a role (potentially all roles) requiring a second actor to be present on the stage, opposite the protagonist.
(narratology) A secondary character; specifically, the second most important character (after the protagonist).
deuterogamist
deuterogamist
noun
(theology, law) One who believes in the moral right to, and the lawfulness of, remarriage after divorce or spousal death.
(theology, law) One who remarries after the divorce or death of their spouse.
devastatingly
devastatingly
adv
In a devastating manner.
devouringness
devouringness
noun
The quality of something that devours.
dextroglucose
dextroglucose
noun
(archaic) dextrose (D-glucose) form of glucose
diabetogenous
diabetogenous
adj
(pathology) Caused by diabetes
diageotropism
diageotropism
noun
(botany) The tendency of plant organs, such as roots, to assume a position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the centre of the Earth.
diagnosticate
diagnosticate
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a diagnosis of; to recognise (a disease or similar) by its symptoms.
diamesogamous
digestibility
digestibility
noun
The degree to which something is digestible.
digestiveness
digestiveness
noun
The state or quality of being digestive.
dignifiedness
digressionary
digressionary
adj
Serving as a digression.
diphthongised
diphthongised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diphthongise
diploglossate
dipterologist
dipterologist
noun
One who studies flies, the Diptera.
disadvantaged
disadvantaged
adj
(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
Lacking an advantage relative to another.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disadvantage
disadvantages
disadvantages
noun
plural of disadvantage
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disadvantage
disaggregated
disaggregated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disaggregate
disagreeables
disagreeables
noun
plural of disagreeable
disagreements
disagreements
noun
plural of disagreement
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disangularize
disassembling
disassembling
verb
present participle of disassemble
dischargeable
dischargeable
adj
Capable of being discharged.
discographies
discographies
noun
plural of discography
disconcerting
disconcerting
adj
Tending to cause discomfort, uneasiness or alarm.
disconnecting
disconnecting
verb
present participle of disconnect
discontenting
discontenting
adj
(obsolete) Causing discontent; dissatisfying.
(obsolete) discontented
discouragedly
discouragedly
adv
In a discouraged manner.
disembargoing
disemboweling
disemboweling
noun
The act by which somebody is disemboweled.
verb
present participle of disembowel
disenchanting
disenchanting
verb
present participle of disenchant
disengagement
disengagement
noun
(dated) Leisure; relief from responsibilities or onerous activities.
(fencing) A circular movement of the blade that blocks an opponent's parry.
(medicine, obstetrics) The emergence of the fetus from the birth canal.
(military, politics) Withdrawal from combat, confrontation, or the assertion of influence.
Release or detachment from a physical situation or other involvement.
Termination of an agreement to be married.
The release or separation of a chemical.
disentangling
disentangling
noun
A disentanglement.
verb
present participle of disentangle
disenthroning
disenthroning
verb
present participle of disenthrone
disentrancing
disentrancing
verb
present participle of disentrance
disfigurative
disfigurative
adj
disfiguring
disfigurement
disfigurement
noun
The result of disfiguring; the state of being disfigured
disgracefully
disgracefully
adv
In a disgraceful manner.
disguisedness
disguisedness
noun
The state of being disguised, or in disguise.
disguisements
disguisements
noun
plural of disguisement
disgustedness
disgustedness
noun
The state or condition of being disgusted.
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
disintegrable
disintegrable
adj
Capable of being disintegrated.
disintegrated
disintegrated
adj
That has undergone disintegration
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disintegrate
disintegrates
disintegrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disintegrate
disintegrator
disintegrator
noun
(science fiction) A laser or similar weapon or device that can disintegrate matter.
A machine for crushing or pulverising oil cake, mineral ores, etc.