(zoology) Having a sharply pointed tongue or oral region.
adjudicating
adjudicating
verb
present participle of adjudicate
adulterating
adulterating
verb
present participle of adulterate
advantageous
advantageous
adj
Being of advantage, beneficial.
aetheogamous
aetheogamous
adj
(botany) Of the nature of an aetheogam.
aforethought
aforethought
adj
(postpositive) Premeditated; planned ahead of time.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
afterthought
afterthought
noun
A reflection after an act; a later or subsequent thought, action, or expedient.
Something additional to the original plan or concept.
verb
(very rare except in the past tense, possibly nonstandard) To expound as an afterthought.
simple past tense and past participle of afterthink
agapanthuses
agapanthuses
noun
plural of agapanthus
agglutinable
agglutinable
adj
Able to be agglutinated; that readily undergoes agglutination
agglutinated
agglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of agglutinate
agglutinates
agglutinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of agglutinate
agglutinator
agglutinator
noun
That which agglutinates
agglutinogen
agglutinogen
noun
(biochemistry) Any antigen that stimulates the production of an agglutinin
agglutogenic
agglutogenic
adj
Synonym of agglutinogenic
agranulocyte
agranulocyte
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several kinds of white blood cell characterised by the absence of granules in the cytoplasm.
agricultural
agricultural
adj
(cricket) As if played with a scythe
Of or pertaining to agriculture
noun
A product or commodity from agriculture.
agriculturer
agriculturer
noun
agriculturist
agricultures
agricultures
noun
plural of agriculture
aiguilletted
aiguilletted
adj
Having an aiguillette.
aiguillettes
aiguillettes
noun
plural of aiguillette
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulateness
angusticlave
angusticlave
noun
(historical) In Ancient Rome, a narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of the tunic as a sign of rank
anitrogenous
annunciating
annunciating
verb
present participle of annunciate
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antesignanus
anthophagous
anthophagous
adj
That feeds on flowers
anthropurgic
antiburglary
antiburglary
adj
Opposing or countering burglary.
anticoagulan
anticoagulin
anticoagulin
noun
An anticoagulant material in the venom of a bloodsucking insect or a snake
antiglobulin
antiglobulin
noun
(immunology) antihuman globulin
antiguerilla
antiliturgic
antireducing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
antitragicus
antitragicus
noun
(anatomy) In the human musculoskeletal system of the ear, a part that arises from the outer part of the antitragus and is inserted into the cauda helicis and antihelix.
apogalacteum
appoggiatura
appoggiatura
noun
(music) A type of musical ornament, falling on the beat, which often creates a suspension and subtracts for itself half the time value of the principal note which follows.
appoggiature
apterygotous
arbitrageurs
arbitrageurs
noun
plural of arbitrageur
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
argyranthous
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
articulating
articulating
verb
present participle of articulate
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
audiologists
audiologists
noun
plural of audiologist
augmentation
augmentation
noun
(Scotland, law) An increase of stipend obtained by a parish minister by an action raised in the Court of Teinds against the titular and heritors.
(heraldry) A particular mark of honour, granted by the sovereign in consideration of some noble action, or by favour; and either quartered with the family arms, or on an escutcheon or canton.
(medicine) A surgical procedure to enlarge a body part, as breast augmentation.
(medicine) The stage of a disease during which symptoms increase or continue.
(music) A compositional technique where the composer lengthens the melody by lengthening its note values.
The act or process of augmenting.
augmentative
augmentative
adj
Growing, enlarging, increasing.
noun
(grammar) A form of word that expresses large size, intensity, or seniority
augustnesses
augustnesses
noun
plural of augustness
auscultating
auscultating
verb
present participle of auscultate
autaugaville
autecologies
autecologies
noun
plural of autecology
autecologist
autecologist
noun
One who studies autecology.
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
autoallogamy
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodrainage
autoepigraph
autofrettage
autofrettage
noun
A metal fabrication technique in which a pressure vessel is subjected to enormous pressure, causing internal portions of the part to yield plasticly, resulting in internal compressive residual stresses once the pressure is released.
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autografting
autografting
verb
present participle of autograft
autographies
autographies
noun
plural of autography
autographing
autographing
noun
The signing of an autograph.
verb
present participle of autograph
autographism
autographism
noun
(dated, pathology) A skin condition in which wheals can be raised on the skin by tracing over it
autographist
autographist
noun
(dated, pathology) A person who has autographism.
autoignition
autoignition
noun
Spontaneous combustion.
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
automatizing
automatizing
verb
present participle of automatize
automobiling
automobiling
verb
present participle of automobile
autonegation
autonegation
noun
The negation of oneself or itself.
autorotating
autorotating
verb
present participle of autorotate
autosuggests
autosuggests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autosuggest
autotomising
autotomising
verb
present participle of autotomise
autotomizing
autotomizing
verb
present participle of autotomize
balustrading
balustrading
noun
(architecture) work including one or more balustrades
battleground
battleground
noun
(US politics) Ellipsis of battleground state.
(figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention
(figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention.
A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.
beardtongues
beardtongues
noun
plural of beardtongue
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
bellyflaught
bilinguality
bilinguality
noun
(rare) bilingualism
bituminising
bituminising
verb
present participle of bituminise
bituminizing
bituminizing
verb
present participle of bituminize
blockbusting
blockbusting
adj
Having the characteristics of a blockbuster; hugely successful.
noun
(US) A technique used to encourage people to sell their property by giving the impression that a neighborhood is changing for the worse, especially by implying a change in its racial makeup.
bloodlusting
blueprinting
blueprinting
verb
present participle of blueprint
bluestocking
bluestocking
noun
(historical) A member of an 18th-century Blue Stockings Society.
(historical) The English parliament of 1653, more commonly called the Barebones Parliament
(usually derogatory) A scholarly, literary, or cultured woman.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
borotungstic
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
bourignonist
boussingault
breakthrough
breakthrough
adj
(immunology) Involving the contraction of a disease by a person with a decreased susceptibility, such as a person who has been vaccinated to help prevent that disease.
(medicine) The emergence or one or more symptoms of a condition despite medication or other medical treatment.
Characterized by major progress or overcoming some obstacle.
noun
(construction) The penetration of a separating wall or the remaining distance to an adjacent hollow (a crosscut in mining) or between two parts of a tunnel build from both ends; knockthrough.
(military) An advance through and past enemy lines.
(sports) The penetration of the opposition's defence.
Any major progress; such as a great innovation or discovery that overcomes a significant obstacle.
breastplough
breastplough
noun
A kind of plough, worked by handles near the worker's breast, and in some types by pushing with the breast/chest, by which ploughing can be done by hand (without a draft animal), albeit more slowly and difficultly, or by which turf (peat) can be cut for fuel; the type commonly used in preindustrial Britain is analogous to a spade with a large T-shaped handle gripped with both hands.
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
bullbaitings
bullbaitings
noun
plural of bullbaiting
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullshitting
bullshitting
verb
present participle of bullshit
burgettstown
burgomasters
burgomasters
noun
plural of burgomaster
burnettizing
burnettizing
verb
present participle of burnettize
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
butterwright
buttonholing
buttonholing
noun
The act of detaining someone in conversation against his or her will.
verb
present participle of buttonhole
calumniating
calumniating
verb
present participle of calumniate
capitulating
capitulating
verb
present participle of capitulate
carburetting
caricaturing
caricaturing
verb
present participle of caricature
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
catlettsburg
catlettsburg
Proper noun
The name of two communities in the United States:
a home rule-class city in and county seat of
an community in
causticizing
causticizing
verb
present participle of causticize
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
centrifugate
centrifugate
noun
The material to be separated in a centrifuge.
verb
(transitive) To separate using centrifugation.
centrifuging
centrifuging
noun
The processing of material in a centrifuge.
verb
present participle of centrifuge
chandragupta
chincoteague
cingulectomy
circumgyrate
circumgyrate
verb
(intransitive) To be formed into a bent or curved shape (around something).
(intransitive) To make circuits (around an area or space).
(intransitive) To move around something.
(intransitive) To turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To cause to move around something; to cause to orbit.
(transitive) To cause to turn in a circle around an axis or fixed point.
(transitive) To form into a bent or curved shape.
clearcutting
clearcutting
noun
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
coagulations
coagulations
noun
plural of coagulation
coagulometer
coagulometer
noun
(medicine) A device used to measure the ability of the blood to coagulate (and the time taken to do so).
cogitabundly
compurgation
compurgation
noun
(now chiefly historical) Acquitting someone from a formal charge or accusation following the sworn oaths of a number of other people; vindication.
compurgators
compurgators
noun
plural of compurgator
compurgatory
compurgatory
adj
compurgatorial
concoagulate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
conglutinant
conglutinant
adj
That cements together, especially that heals a wound by adhering its edges
conglutinate
conglutinate
adj
Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
verb
To join together; to unite.
To stick or glue together.
congratulant
congratulant
adj
That congratulates
noun
congratulator
congratulate
congratulate
verb
(reflexive) To consider oneself fortunate in some matter.
To express one’s sympathetic pleasure or joy to the person(s) it is felt for.
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)