A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
bulldogism
disambiguate
disambiguate
verb
(linguistics) To distinguish one word or lexical unit (from a different one which has a similar form).
To remove ambiguities from; to make less ambiguous; to clarify or specify which of multiple possibilities applies – e.g., possible meanings of an ambiguous statement – or to invite or require this.
disambiguated
disambiguated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disambiguate
disambiguates
disambiguates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disambiguate
disambiguating
disambiguating
verb
present participle of disambiguate
disambiguation
disambiguation
noun
(wiki jargon) A page on a wiki containing links to two or more topics with the same name.
The removal of ambiguity.
disambiguations
disambiguations
noun
plural of disambiguation
discombobulating
discombobulating
adj
Confusing; tending to befuddle or perplex.
verb
present participle of discombobulate
disembogue
disembogue
verb
(of a river or waters) To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
disembogued
disembogued
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disembogue
disemboguement
disemboguement
noun
The act of disemboguing; discharge.
disembogues
disembogues
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disembogue
disemboguing
disemboguing
verb
present participle of disembogue
disencumbering
disencumbering
verb
present participle of disencumber
drumbeatings
drumbeatings
noun
plural of drumbeating
gonoblastidium
gonoblastidium
noun
A blastostyle.
hummingbirds
hummingbirds
noun
plural of hummingbird
madisonburg
middlesbrough
middlesbrough
Proper noun
A town in the North East of England on the River Tees.
minibudgets
minibudgets
noun
plural of minibudget
misbuilding
misbuilding
verb
present participle of misbuild
misdoubting
misdoubting
noun
doubt
verb
present participle of misdoubt
struldbruggism
subadministrating
subdemonstrating
subdiaphragmatic
subdiaphragmatic
adj
Below the diaphragm
subdiaphragmatically
subemarginated
subkingdom
subkingdom
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below kingdom and above superphylum.
(uncommon) A kingdom that is part of another kingdom, ruled by a subking.
subkingdoms
subkingdoms
noun
plural of subkingdom
submargined
undissembling
undissembling
adj
Not dissembling.
undissemblingly
undissemblingly
adv
Without dissembling.
vagabondismus
vagabondismus
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A dark brown discoloration of the skin resulting from uncleanliness and prolonged exposure to the weather.