A form of polyandry where a woman is married to two or more brothers.
Marriage between a brother and a sister.
adenography
adenography
noun
(anatomy) The division of anatomy describing the glands
admonishing
admonishing
noun
admonishment
verb
present participle of admonish
adoxography
adoxography
noun
(rhetoric) Fine writing on a minor or trivial subject.
agathodemon
agathodemon
noun
Alternative spelling of agathodaemon.
aglyphodont
albedograph
anhydrating
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
backhanding
backhanding
verb
present participle of backhand
backlighted
badgerbrush
badgerbrush
noun
The plant Symphoricarpos occidentalis.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
barehanding
bechignoned
bechignoned
adj
Wearing one's hair in a chignon.
bedclothing
bedclothing
noun
bedclothes
bedrenching
bedrenching
verb
present participle of bedrench
behindsight
benightedly
benightedly
adv
In a benighted manner.
bergschrund
bergschrund
noun
Alternative form of bergshrund
beshadowing
beshadowing
verb
present participle of beshadow
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
billheading
blandishing
blandishing
verb
present participle of blandish
boltheading
bondholding
bondholding
adj
(finance) Holding bonds.
borderlight
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
brandishing
brandishing
noun
The action of the verb to brandish.
verb
present participle of brandish
bridgeheads
bridgeheads
noun
plural of bridgehead
budgereegah
budgereegah
noun
Archaic form of budgerigar.
bulkheading
bulkheading
noun
bulkheads in general
bulldoggish
burgherhood
burgherhood
noun
The role or status of burgher.
cabbagehead
cabbagehead
noun
(geology) A roughly spherical aggregation of a mineral.
A common type of jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
A head of cabbage.
A stupid person; an idiot.
A style of smokestack on a wood-burning locomotive that has a roughly spherical top on a straight narrow stack.
The larval form (caterpillar) of Crocidolomia pavonana, which is a pest that eats cabbages.
candlelight
candlelight
noun
The light emitted by a candle.
cardiagraph
cardiagraph
noun
Dated form of cardiograph.
cardiograph
cardiograph
noun
(cardiology) an instrument which, placed in contact with the chest, graphically registers the comparative duration and intensity of the heart's movements
cardophagus
chandelling
chandelling
verb
present participle of chandelle
chandlering
chandlering
noun
The trade of a chandler
changedness
changedness
noun
The quality of having been changed.
chargedness
chargedness
noun
The quality of being charged.
chargehands
chargehands
noun
plural of chargehand
chargrilled
chargrilled
adj
grilled on burning charcoal
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chargrill
chidingness
chiggerweed
chondralgia
chondrogeny
chondrology
chondrology
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with cartilage.
chugalugged
chugalugged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chugalug
clodhopping
clodhopping
adj
boorish; rude
copygraphed
copygraphed
adj
Reproduced by the copygraph technique.
copyholding
copyholding
noun
tenure by copyhold
copyrighted
copyrighted
adj
(law) Covered by a copyright, not public domain.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copyright
daughterkin
daughterkin
noun
(endearing) A daughter.
daylighting
daylighting
verb
present participle of daylight
deadheading
deadheading
noun
The driving of an unladen vehicle, such as a bus with no passengers, in order to take it from one place to another.
The removal of dead flowers from a plant in order to encourage the growth of new ones, and to prevent the production of seeds.
verb
present participle of deadhead
deadweights
deadweights
noun
plural of deadweight
deciphering
deciphering
noun
decipherment
verb
present participle of decipher
dehydrating
dehydrating
verb
present participle of dehydrate
delightable
delightable
adj
(obsolete) Delightful.
delightedly
delightedly
adv
In a delighted manner.
delightless
delightless
adj
Void of delight.
delightsome
delightsome
adj
Characterised or marked by delight; very pleasing; delightful.
demographer
demographer
noun
a person who studies demography
demographic
demographic
adj
Of or pertaining to demography.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A demographic criterion: a characteristic used to classify people for statistical purposes, such as age, race, or gender.
A demographic group: a collection of people sharing a value for a certain demographic criterion.
An individual person's characteristic, encoded for the purposes of statistical analysis.
demolishing
demolishing
verb
present participle of demolish
demonograph
dendrograph
dendrograph
noun
An instrument for measuring the growth of trees.
dephlegmate
dephlegmate
verb
(chemistry, dated) To deprive of superabundant water, as by evaporation or distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; used of spirits and acids.
depolishing
depolishing
verb
present participle of depolish
dermography
dermography
noun
A change in skin coloration in response to an irritating stimulus, such as scratching.
desightment
desightment
noun
(obsolete) disfigurement
desmography
desmography
noun
The description of ligaments; a treatise describing ligaments
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
dethatching
dethatching
verb
present participle of dethatch
diagraphics
diagraphics
noun
(dated) The art or science of descriptive drawing, especially by means of mechanical appliances and mathematical rules.
diaphragmal
diaphragmal
adj
Of or relating to the diaphragm.
diaphragmed
diaphragmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of diaphragm
dichogamies
dichogamous
dichogamous
adj
(botany) Exhibiting dichogamy.
dihexagonal
dihexagonal
adj
Consisting of two hexagonal parts united.
Having twelve similar faces.
dilogarithm
dilogarithm
noun
(mathematics) The form of polylogarithm having a base of two
diminishing
diminishing
adj
becoming smaller
noun
A diminishment.
verb
present participle of diminish
dioptograph
diphosgenes
diphthongal
diphthongal
adj
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
diphthonged
diphthongia
diphthongic
diphthongic
adj
Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal.
diplography
diplography
noun
double writing; the writing of something twice or in two forms
disbenching
disbenching
verb
present participle of disbench
dischargees
dischargees
noun
plural of dischargee
dischargers
dischargers
noun
plural of discharger
discharging
discharging
noun
The act or process by which something is discharged.
verb
present participle of discharge
discography
discography
noun
(medicine) radiography of the spine after injection of a contrast medium into a disc.
Complete collection of the releases of a musical act.
List of all of the releases of a certain musical act, usually with release dates, and often with other information about the releases.
disheathing
disheriting
disheriting
verb
present participle of disherit
disheveling
disheveling
verb
present participle of dishevel
dishonoring
dishonoring
verb
present participle of dishonor
dishwashing
dishwashing
noun
The act of cleaning the dishware.
disinhuming
disinhuming
verb
present participle of disinhume
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
dispatching
dispatching
noun
(informal) burial
The sending of somebody or something to a destination for a purpose.
verb
present participle of dispatch
disthroning
disthroning
verb
present participle of disthrone
distinguish
distinguish
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To make to differ.
To confer an honor upon.
To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
ditchdigger
ditchdigger
Noun
One who digs ditches.
dittography
dittography
noun
An error produced thereby.
The accidental error of repeating a word, phrase or combination of letters by a scribe or copyist.
dogcatchers
dogcatchers
noun
plural of dogcatcher
dogfighting
dogfighting
noun
(military, aviation) Close combat between two military aircraft.
A blood sport in which dogs fight with one another.
verb
present participle of dogfight
doggishness
doggishness
noun
The quality of being doggish.
dogtoothing
dogtoothing
noun
(architecture) The use of dogtooth ornaments.
doughmaking
doughmaking
noun
The making of dough.
doughtiness
doughtiness
noun
The quality of being doughty.
downdraught
downdraught
noun
Alternative spelling of downdraft
downhanging
downrightly
downrightly
adv
(dated) clearly; plainly; directly; downright
downrushing
downrushing
verb
present participle of downrush
doxographer
doxographer
noun
A classical historian who describes the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
draughtiest
draughtiest
adj
superlative form of draughty: most draughty
draughtsman
draughtsman
noun
(obsolete) A book illustrator.
(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.
A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.
A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).
draughtsmen
draughtsmen
noun
plural of draughtsman
dreadnaught
dreadnaught
noun
Alternative spelling of dreadnought
dreadnought
dreadnought
noun
(informal) A type of warship heavier in armour or armament than a typical battleship.
(military, nautical, historical) A battleship, especially of the World War I era, in which most of the firepower is concentrated in large guns that are of the same caliber.
(music) A type of acoustic guitar with a very large body and a waist that is less pronounced than on other guitar shapes, producing a deep, bold sound.
A garment made of thick woollen cloth that can defend against storm and cold.
A person who fears nothing.
One that is the largest or the most powerful of its kind.
Something that assures against fear.
The cloth itself; fearnaught.
drenchingly
drenchingly
adv
In a drenching manner.
droughermen
droughtiest
droughtiest
adj
superlative form of droughty: most droughty
duckhunting
dynamograph
dynamograph
noun
A dynamometer that produces a graphical record; especially one used to record muscular power
dzugashvili
echafaudage
endognathal
endognathal
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to the endognath.
endophagous
endophagous
adj
(biology, of a parasite) That feeds from within the host organism
englishhood
enlightened
enlightened
adj
Educated or informed.
Exceedingly wise.
Freed from illusion.
Made aware of something.
noun
Someone who has been introduced to the mysteries of some activity, religion especially Buddhism
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enlighten
enshielding
enshielding
verb
present participle of enshield
enshrouding
enshrouding
noun
The process or situation of something being enshrouded; a covering.
verb
present participle of enshroud
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
flaughtbred
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
freeholding
freeholding
noun
property held in freehold
freightyard
freightyard
noun
A yard where goods to be transported are stored.
frogmarched
frogmarched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frogmarch
gaddishness
gaddishness
noun
(nonce word) Quality of being gaddish.
ganderteeth
gatecrashed
gatecrashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gatecrash