A gift given at Christmas or at the Feast of the Epiphany.
A gift given on any other holiday or occasion.
A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
Christmas pay bonus; Christmas box.
aguinaldos
aguinaldos
noun
plural of aguinaldo
aigialosauridae
amidoguaiacol
aminoguanidine
aminoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry, medicine) An amino derivative of guanidine, used for the treatment of diabetic nephropathy under the name pimagedine
amygdaliferous
amygdaliferous
adj
almond-bearing
androgametangium
androginous
androgonidium
androgonidium
noun
An androspore
androgonium
androsporangium
androsporangium
noun
A sporangium for androspores.
anguilloid
anguilloid
adj
eellike
noun
Any eel of the suborder Anguilloidei
antidecalogue
aphidophagous
aphidophagous
adj
(zoology) Feeding on aphids
argonautid
argonautid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the Argonautidae.
ascogonidium
astounding
astounding
adj
That astounds or astound.
verb
present participle of astound
astoundingly
astoundingly
adv
In an astounding manner; so as to astound, surprise, or amaze.
audiogenic
audiogenic
adj
Produced by sound.
audiogram
audiogram
noun
A graphical representation of the hearing ability of a person
audiograms
audiograms
noun
plural of audiogram
audiological
audiological
adj
Of or pertaining to audiology, or the study of hearing.
audiologies
audiologies
noun
plural of audiology
audiologist
audiologist
noun
A healthcare professional who diagnoses, treats and/or manages hearing and balance disorders.
audiologists
audiologists
noun
plural of audiologist
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
audiotaping
audiotaping
verb
present participle of audiotape
auditioning
auditioning
verb
present participle of audition
autodiagnosis
autodiagnosis
noun
Diagnosis of a condition by the patient; self-diagnosis.
autodiagnostic
autodiagnostic
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodiagnosis; self-diagnosing.
autodiagrammatic
autodialing
autodialing
verb
present participle of autodial
autodialling
autodialling
verb
simple past tense of autodial
autodigestion
autodigestion
noun
(biology) The digestion of tissue by enzymes produced by the organism itself.
autodigestive
autodigestive
adj
Relating to, or carrying out, autodigestion.
autodrainage
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autoloading
autoloading
noun
(programming) Capability of loading and linking portions of a program from mass storage automatically when needed.
verb
present participle of autoload
autoradiogram
autoradiogram
noun
Synonym of autoradiograph
autoradiograph
autoradiograph
noun
(photography) A photograph image produced by placing a film in contact with a specimen containing (or treated with) radioactive material; an autoradiogram
verb
(transitive) To subject to autoradiography.
autoradiographic
autoradiographic
adj
Of or pertaining to an autoradiograph, a radiographic image produced by the decay of a radioactive substance
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
badmouthing
badmouthing
verb
present participle of badmouth
barrigudo
barrigudo
noun
(archaic) The brown woolly monkey
barrigudos
barrigudos
noun
plural of barrigudo
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
beshrouding
beshrouding
verb
present participle of beshroud
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bildungsroman
bildungsroman
noun
A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.
blockaderunning
bloodcurdling
bloodcurdling
adj
Causing great horror or terror.
bloodcurdlingly
bloodcurdlingly
adv
in a bloodcurdling manner
bloodguilt
bloodguilt
noun
guilt of wrongfully causing death or shedding blood
bloodguiltiness
bloodguiltiness
noun
Guilt of having shed blood or killed someone.
bloodguiltless
bloodguiltless
adj
Free from bloodguilt.
bloodguilts
bloodguilty
bloodguilty
adj
Guilty of murder or bloodshed.
bloodlusting
bloodsucking
bloodsucking
adj
(by extension, of a person) parasitic, leechlike or freeloading
(of an insect or animal) That draws off the blood of another animal, or a person.
bloodsuckings
bludgeoning
bludgeoning
noun
An assault with a club or similar weapon.
verb
present participle of bludgeon
boardinghouse
boardinghouse
noun
Alternative spelling of boarding house
boardinghouses
boardinghouses
noun
plural of boardinghouse
boatbuilding
boatbuilding
noun
The construction of a boat or boats.
bodybuilding
bodybuilding
noun
(dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
bodyguarding
bodyguarding
noun
The profession of a bodyguard, protecting another from harm.
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boroughwide
boroughwide
adj
Throughout a borough.
bougainvilliidae
bouldering
bouldering
noun
(climbing) Climbing, without ropes, on large boulders or boulder-sized objects.
verb
present participle of boulder
bounding
bounding
noun
(uncountable) The use of fire protection products within limits determined by scientific tests.
The act of one who bounds or leaps.
verb
present participle and gerund of bound
boundingly
boundingly
adv
With a bounding motion.
buddhological
buddhological
Adjective
Relating to Buddhology.
bulldogging
bulldogging
verb
present participle of bulldog
bulldoggings
bulldoggish
bulldoggishly
bulldoggishness
bulldogism
bulldozing
bulldozing
noun
An act of demolition with a bulldozer.
verb
present participle of bulldoze
bungaloid
bungaloid
noun
(sometimes derogatory) A house resembling a bungalow.
cardiopneumograph
cecidogenous
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chloroguanide
chloroguanide
noun
Proguanil.
chondrigenous
chondrigenous
adj
(physiology) Yielding chondrin.
chondropterygious
clouding
clouding
noun
A cloudy appearance.
A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
verb
present participle of cloud
cloudling
cloudling
noun
A small or miniature cloud; an immature or formative stage in the development of a cloud.
cnidogenous
coachbuilding
coachbuilding
noun
The construction of coaches.
coadunating
coadunating
verb
present participle of coadunate
coadventuring
coenduring
coenduring
verb
present participle of coendure
cofounding
cofounding
verb
present participle of cofound
cogitabund
cogitabund
adj
(archaic, literary) Deep in thought; meditative, thoughtful.
cogitabundity
cogitabundity
noun
(archaic, literary) The state of being cogitabund, or deep in thought.
cogitabundly
cogitabundous
coguardian
coguardian
noun
A joint guardian.
colluding
colluding
adj
That colludes
verb
present participle of collude
colongitude
colongitude
noun
(astronomy) The longitude of the morning terminator (division between illuminated and dark regions) on the Moon, as measured in degrees westward from the prime meridian.
compounding
compounding
noun
An accumulation of compound interest.
The act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound, such as a medicine
verb
present participle of compound
concluding
concluding
adj
(obsolete) Conclusive; convincing; decisive.
Finishing; closing; final.
noun
A conclusion.
verb
present participle of conclude
concludingly
concludingly
adv
In a concluding manner; finally; conclusively.
conducing
conducing
adj
(obsolete) That conduces to a desired purpose; beneficial, helpful.
That conduces to a given purpose or end result.
verb
present participle of conduce
conducingly
conducting
conducting
verb
present participle of conduct
condurangin
condurangin
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two poisonous glucosides obtained from condurango.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confounding
confounding
noun
(epidemiology) The process by which an apparent association between an exposure and an outcome is actually explained by another factor.
The act by which things are confounded, or confused.
verb
present participle of confound
confoundingly
confoundingly
adv
In a confounding way.
conglutinated
conglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conglutinate
contradistinguish
contradistinguish
verb
(transitive) To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
coproducing
coproducing
verb
present participle of coproduce
corduroying
corduroying
verb
present participle of corduroy
corrigendum
corrigendum
noun
(usually in the plural) A list of errors in a printed work as a separate page of corrections.
An error that is to be corrected in a printed work after publication.
cosounding
counterbuilding
counterconditioning
counterconditioning
noun
(psychology) A form of conditioning in which a negative response to a stimulus is replaced by a positive one.
counterdigged
counterdisengage
counterdisengagement
counterdistinguish
counterdistinguish
verb
Synonym of contradistinguish
counterdogmatism
counterdogmatism
noun
Synonym of antidogmatism
countergirded
counterjudging
counterlighted
countermanding
countermanding
noun
The act of something being countermanded.
verb
present participle of countermand
counterpleading
counterpleading
noun
A pleading against; a contrary pleading.
verb
present participle of counterplead
counterpropagandize
counterpropagandize
verb
(intransitive) To engage in counterpropaganda.
countershading
countershading
noun
A pattern of animal colouration, existing as a form of camouflage, characterised by darker pigmentation of the upper side and lighter of the underside.
countersigned
countersigned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countersign
counterweighed
counterweighed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh
counterweighted
counterweighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterweight
cubitodigital
cuckolding
cuckolding
noun
The practice of making a man a cuckold, especially as a sexual kink.
verb
present participle of cuckold
cuproiodargyrite
curmudgeonish
cyanoguanidine
cyanoguanidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The cyano derivative of guanidine NH₂-C(=NH)-NH-CN