(historical) A device for making mailing labels, used for much of the 20th century.
administering
administering
noun
administration
verb
present participle of administer
aerobiologist
aerobiologist
noun
A biologist specializing in aerobiology.
aerogeologist
aerogeologist
noun
One who carries out aerogeology.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
afterswarming
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
agastroneuria
agastroneuria
noun
(pathology) A loss of nervous control of the stomach
agatharchides
agelacrinites
aggregateness
aggregateness
noun
The state or quality of being aggregate.
aggressionist
aggressionist
noun
A proponent of aggressionism
aggrievedness
aggrievedness
noun
The state or quality of being aggrieved.
agrammaphasia
agrammaphasia
noun
(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.
agreeableness
agreeableness
noun
(countable) Resemblance; concordance; harmony.
(psychology) A personality trait characterized by the adjectives kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind or senses.
(uncountable) The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness or conformity; consistency.
agriculturist
agriculturist
adj
Of or pertaining to agriculture or agriculturists.
noun
An expert in agriculture who advises farmers.
One who practices agriculture, a farmer, a gardener.
agrobiologist
agrobiologist
noun
One who studies bacteria and other organisms in soil for the purpose of growing crops or feeding animals.
One who studies the nutrition or breeding of animals or crops.
agrostography
agrostography
noun
The scientific description of grasses.
agrostologist
agrostologist
noun
One who studies agrostology.
aigialosaurus
algiomuscular
alligatorfish
alligatorfish
noun
Aspidophoroides monopterygius, a bottom-dwelling marine fish in the family Agonidae, which is found along the coasts of the northwestern Atlantic.
alongshoreman
alongshoreman
noun
(archaic) Alternative form of longshoreman
alteregoistic
alteregoistic
adj
Exhibiting or relating to alteregoism.
americanising
amphigastrium
amphigastrula
anagrammatise
anagrammatise
verb
(transitive) To produce an anagram of; to transpose the letters of.
anagrammatism
anagrammatism
noun
The creation or formation of anagrams.
anagrammatist
anagrammatist
noun
A creator or finder of anagrams.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
androsphinges
anepigraphous
angiemphraxis
angiocarditis
angioneurosis
angioneurosis
noun
Any disorder of the vasomotor system; neurosis of a blood vessel.
angioplerosis
angiopressure
angiospermous
angiospermous
adj
(botany) Having seeds enclosed in a pod or other pericarp.
antherogenous
antibourgeois
antibourgeois
adj
(sociology) Opposed to the bourgeoisie.
antiliturgist
antireligious
antireligious
adj
Opposed to religion.
antispreading
aortographies
aortographies
noun
plural of aortography
apogeotropism
apogeotropism
noun
(botany) An apogeotropic tendency.
appoggiaturas
appoggiaturas
noun
plural of appoggiatura
arachnologist
arachnologist
noun
One who is engaged in arachnology, the study of arachnids.
archaeologies
archaeologies
noun
plural of archaeology
archaeologist
archaeologist
noun
Someone who studies or practises archaeology.
archangelship
archangelship
noun
The role or status of archangel.
archdogmatist
archegosaurus
archigastrula
archipelagoes
archipelagoes
noun
plural of archipelago
archmessenger
archsynagogue
arcticologist
argentiferous
argentiferous
adj
(geology) Containing or producing silver.
argilliferous
argilliferous
adj
(geology) Producing clay; rich in argil.
argumentmaths
argyropelecus
aristogenesis
aristogenesis
noun
(biology, historical) A type of orthogenesis that operates by means of a "creative principle".
aristogenetic
aristogenetic
adj
Of or relating to aristogenesis.
aristological
aristological
adj
pertaining to aristology
armageddonist
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arterialising
arterialising
verb
present participle of arterialise
arthrogastran
aschaffenburg
aspergillales
aspergilloses
aspergilloses
noun
plural of aspergillosis
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
noun
Any of various infections by fungi of the genus Aspergillus that cause granulomatous lesions.
assyriologist
astereognosis
astereognosis
noun
The inability to identify an object by touch without visual input; a form of tactile agnosia.
astringencies
astringencies
noun
plural of astringency
astrogational
astrogational
adj
Relating to astrogation.
astrologaster
astrologaster
noun
A foolish or petty astrologer.
astrologistic
astrotheology
astrotheology
noun
Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial bodies.
atherogenesis
atherogenesis
noun
(pathology) The formation of atheromas, especially on the walls of the arteries
avanguardisti
backspringing
baggagemaster
baggagemaster
noun
(US, historical) A person in charge of the baggage at a railway station.
bandspreading
basibregmatic
basibregmatic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the basion and the bregma
basiglandular
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
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
beaugregories
beglerbegship
beglerbegship
noun
The role or status of a beglerbeg.
belligerences
belligerences
noun
plural of belligerence
berchtesgaden
bessemerizing
bessemerizing
verb
present participle of bessemerize
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
bioenergetics
bioenergetics
noun
(biology, physics) The study of the energy transformations that take place in living organisms.
A form of physical therapy according to which physical movements are a means of releasing emotional stress.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
bootstrapping
bootstrapping
noun
The process by which something is bootstrapped.
verb
present participle of bootstrap
boraginaceous
boraginaceous
adj
(botany) Of, relating to, or resembling the Boraginaceae, a plant family which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.
borotungstate
boroughmaster
boroughmaster
noun
The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.
bourgeoisitic
bourgeoisitic
adj
(rare) bourgeois
bourignianism
bourignianist
brachyglossal
bradysphygmia
brainstorming
brainstorming
noun
A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.
verb
present participle of brainstorm
branchiostege
branchiostege
noun
(anatomy) The branchiostegal membrane.
breakthroughs
breakthroughs
noun
plural of breakthrough
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
breinigsville
bridesmaiding
bridesmaiding
noun
Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding.
verb
present participle of bridesmaid
brigadiership
brigadiership
noun
The role or position of a brigadier.
broadcastings
broadcastings
noun
plural of broadcasting
broncobusting
browningesque
burghermaster
burghermaster
noun
Alternative form of burgomaster
burglariously
burglariously
adv
(dated, law) As a burglar; in order to burgle.
burglarproofs
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
buttstrapping
caesaraugusta
calamagrostis
calligraphers
calligraphers
noun
plural of calligrapher
calligraphist
calligraphist
noun
calligrapher
campbellsburg
cancrophagous
capsuligerous
carbonigenous
carbonigenous
adj
Carboniferous.
carcinogenics
carcinogenics
noun
plural of carcinogenic
carcinologist
carcinologist
noun
A person involved in carcinology.
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
cardiologists
cardiologists
noun
plural of cardiologist
carpetbaggers
carpetbaggers
noun
plural of carpetbagger
carpetbaggism
carpetbaggism
noun
The practices of a carpetbagger
carriagesmith
cartilaginous
cartilaginous
adj
(mycology) Having a tough or fibrous texture, usually in reference to a mushroom stipe.
(zoology, of a vertebrate animal) Having a skeleton of cartilage.
Related to or resembling cartilage.
cartographers
cartographers
noun
plural of cartographer
cartographies
cartographies
noun
plural of cartography
casehardening
casehardening
verb
present participle of caseharden
cassegrainian
cassegrainian
Adjective
Of or relating to (ca. 1629—1693), Catholic priest remembered as the probable inventor of the a folded two-mirror reflecting telescope.
castigatories
castigatories
noun
plural of castigatory
catheterising
catheterising
verb
present participle of catheterise
ceratoglossal
ceratoglossus
ceratoglossus
noun
(anatomy) Synonym of chondroglossus
(obsolete, anatomy) The posterior part of the hyoglossus
cheeseburgers
cheeseburgers
noun
plural of cheeseburger
cheesemongery
cheesemongery
noun
Cheese and/or butter sold by a cheesemonger.
The building where a cheesemonger sells dairy goods.
The work of a cheesemonger; the selling of cheese.