A method of relief etching on wood, metal, or stone by means of a coating of compressed chalk, invented by Louis Schonberg in 1841.
An organizing principle for written lists, based on initial glyphs.
Decorative plaster work of various styles used in middle eastern architecture.
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
agathology
agathology
noun
The science or theory of the good.
agathyrsus
agrotechny
agrotechny
noun
The science and technology of agriculture.
airtightly
airtightly
adv
Sealed in an airtight manner.
almightily
almightily
adv
In a way or manner that is almighty.
anaglyphic
anaglyphic
adj
Relating to anaglyphs.
noun
Work with chased or embossed relief.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anglophily
anthophagy
anthophagy
noun
(biology) feeding on flowers
antigraphy
archeology
archeology
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of archaeology
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
arthrology
arthrology
noun
(anatomy) The branch of anatomy dealing with the joints
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
blushingly
blushingly
adv
In an blushing manner; in a manner that evokes a blush.
bodyweight
bodyweight
adj
Employing (only) a person's own weight as resistance to movement for the purpose of physical exercise.
noun
The weight or mass of an organism.
bolography
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
braggishly
braggishly
adv
In a braggish manner.
brighteyes
buddhology
buddhology
Noun
The study of the Buddha or Buddhahood.
budgerygah
cacography
cacography
noun
Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect.
Poor or illegible handwriting.
caligraphy
caligraphy
noun
Alternative form of calligraphy
calography
carphology
carphology
noun
Alternative form of carphologia
catchingly
catchingly
adv
In a catchy or alluring manner.
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
chaffingly
chaffingly
adv
in a chaffing manner; teasingly
changeably
changeably
adv
In a changeable manner.
chantingly
chantingly
adv
in a chanting manner
chargeably
chargeably
adv
(obsolete) At great cost; expensively.
charmingly
charmingly
adv
In a charming manner.
chartology
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chateaugay
chattingly
cheatingly
cheatingly
adv
in a cheating manner
cheeringly
cheeringly
adv
In a way that cheers; hearteningly, encouragingly.
With cheering.
cheirology
cheirology
noun
The representation of words or letters by use of the fingers
chillingly
chillingly
adv
In a chilling manner.
chimneying
chimneying
verb
present participle of chimney
chirognomy
chirognomy
noun
The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of the hand.
chirpingly
chirpingly
adv
With a chirping sound.
chirurgery
chirurgery
noun
(archaic) Synonym of surgery.
choosingly
chronology
chronology
noun
(countable) An arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.
(uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred.
chrysology
chrysology
noun
(rare) The branch of political economy relating to the production of wealth, generally including precious metals.
chuckingly
chylifying
chylifying
verb
present participle of chylify
chymifying
chymifying
verb
present participle of chymify
clashingly
clashingly
adv
in a clashing manner
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
cohomology
cohomology
noun
(mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each algebraic or geometric object of a category, including categories of geometric and algebraic objects.
(mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space.
conchology
conchology
noun
the hobby of shell collecting
the study of molluscs and their shells
coprophagy
coprophagy
noun
The eating of feces.
copyrights
copyrights
noun
plural of copyright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copyright
crashingly
crashingly
adv
Absolutely; terribly
While crashing, or as if crashing
crushingly
crushingly
adv
So as to belittle; dishearteningly.
So as to defeat overwhelmingly.
cyclograph
cyclograph
noun
arcograph
cyclogram
cynghanedd
cynghanedd
noun
(prosody) The complex system of internal assonance, alliteration and rhyme in Welsh strict-meter poetry.
cynography
cyrtograph
cytophagic
daughterly
daughterly
adj
Relating to or characteristic of a daughter.
daylighted
daylighted
adj
provided with daylight
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daylight
demography
demography
noun
The particular demographic makeup of a population.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.
diaglyphic
diaglyphic
adj
Represented or formed by depressions in the surface.
dihydrogen
dihydrogen
noun
(chemistry) The divalent radical formed from two separate hydrogen atoms or ions
(chemistry, modifying a noun) Describing a dihydrogen bond
(inorganic chemistry) The hydrogen molecule H₂
diphygenic
diphygenic
adj
(zoology) Having two modes of embryonic development.
dissightly
ditriglyph
ditriglyph
noun
(architecture) A space for two triglyphs in the entablature between columns.
doughbelly
doughbelly
noun
Synonym of frybread
doxography
doxography
noun
The work or works of classical historians describing the opinions of Ancient Greek philosophers and scientists.
draughtily
draughtily
adv
In a draughty manner.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
echinology
echinology
noun
The scientific study of echinoderms.
edaphology
edaphology
noun
The ecological relationship of soil with plants, and land cultivation practices.
eightpenny
eightpenny
adj
Having a value or cost of eightpence.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
erythrogen
erythrogen
noun
A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile, which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or ammonia.
A substance reddened by acids, supposed to be contained in flowers.
carbon disulphide
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
ethylating
ethylating
adj
That serves to ethylate
verb
present participle of ethylate
everything
everything
noun
everything
pron
(colloquial) A state of well-being (from all parts of the whole).
(colloquial) Considerable effort.
(colloquial) The most important thing.
(colloquial, hyperbolic) Many or most things.
(literally) All the things under discussion.
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetography
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
galsworthy
gargoylish
gargoylish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gargoyle.
geniohyoid
geniohyoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the geniohyoid muscle.
noun
(anatomy) Ellipsis of geniohyoid muscle..
geoglyphic
geoglyphic
adj
Of or relating to geoglyphs.
geophysics
geophysics
noun
A branch of earth science dealing with the physical processes and phenomena occurring in the earth and in its vicinity.
geothlypis
ghastfully
ghastfully
adv
In a ghastful manner.
ghostology
ghostology
noun
The knowledge, or study of ghosts or spirits; the science of the supernatural; spiritism.
ghoulishly
ghoulishly
adv
In a ghoulish manner.
glossohyal
glossohyal
noun
(zoology anatomy) The tongue bone, specifically the lingual plate, which is a dermal toothed bone that covers or fuses with the basihyal.
glycohemia
glyptolith
gnashingly
gnashingly
adv
While, or as if, gnashing.
gorgythion
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
grannybush
granophyre
granophyre
noun
A subvolcanic rock with angular intergrowths of quartz and alkali feldspar.
graphalloy
graphology
graphology
noun
(uncountable) The study of handwriting, especially as a means of analyzing a person's character.
A system of handwriting.
graphonomy
graphonomy
noun
Synonym of graphonomics
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
grayfishes
graywether
graywether
noun
Alternative form of greywether
greyhounds
greyhounds
noun
plural of greyhound
greywether
greywether
noun
A large block of hard sandstone found sporadically over south and southeast England.
groomishly
gymnanthes
gymnarchus
gymnorhina
gymnosophy
gymnosophy
noun
(historical) A philosophy and lifestyle based around the idea that nudity is a natural condition and should be widely acceptable in society.
gynarchies
gynarchies
noun
plural of gynarchy
gynephobia
gynephobia
noun
Alternative form of gynophobia
gynethusia
gynophoric
gypsophila
gypsophila
noun
Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers.
gypsophily
gypsophily
noun
A plant's preference for growing in the presence of gypsum.
gyrochrome
gyrophoric
hackneying
hackneying
verb
present participle of hackney
hagiocracy
hagiocracy
noun
Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.
hagiolatry
hagiolatry
noun
The worship of saints.
handyfight
handygripe
hangworthy
hangworthy
adj
deserving of being hanged
worthy of being hung
harbingery
haulageway
haulageway
noun
A track or road used for hauling materials.
hauntingly
hauntingly
adv
In a haunting manner.
headlongly
headlongly
adv
(obsolete) headlong
hebegynous
hedgeberry
hedgeberry
noun
The hagberry.
hedgehoggy
hedgehoggy
adj
(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a hedgehog.
hedonology
hedonology
noun
The scientific study of pleasure.
helicogyre
hematology
hematology
noun
(life sciences as basic research) The scientific study of blood and blood-producing organs.
(medicine) The medical specialty dealing with the health and diseases of blood and blood-producing organs.
hemerology
hemerology
noun
The study of calendars, especially with a view to identifying propitious days.
hemizygote
hemizygote
noun
(biology) A hemizygous individual
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism