(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
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
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.
agribusiness
agribusiness
noun
(countable) A business or group of businesses engaged in agriculture, particularly if using modern farming techniques in the process.
(uncountable) Business (especially big business) connected to agriculture, either owning or operating large-scale farms, or catering to those who do.
albuginaceae
albumenising
albumenising
verb
present participle of albumenise
albumenizing
albumenizing
verb
present participle of albumenize
alkaligenous
alkaligenous
adj
Producing or generating alkali.
alluringness
alluringness
noun
The state or quality of being alluring.
angularities
angularities
noun
plural of angularity
angulateness
anguliferous
angulinerved
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
anotherguess
anotherguess
adj
(archaic) Of another kind.
antesignanus
antiguerilla
antireducing
antisuffrage
antisuffrage
adj
(politics) Opposing suffrage.
aponeurology
aponeurology
noun
The study of aponeuroses
aqueoigneous
aqueoigneous
adj
(archaic) Synonym of igneoaqueous
argumentator
argumentator
noun
One who argues; a debator.
arthrogenous
arthrogenous
adj
(anatomy) Originating from a joint
asexualising
asexualising
verb
present participle of asexualise
asexualizing
asexualizing
verb
present participle of asexualize
asporogenous
assuagements
assuagements
noun
plural of assuagement
assumingness
assumingness
noun
The state or quality of assuming.
attenborough
attenborough
Proper noun
A village in Broxtowe borough, Nottinghamshire, England.
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
authigenetic
authigenetic
adj
Synonym of authigenic
autodrainage
autogenously
autogenously
adv
In an autogenous manner; spontaneously
autoindexing
autoindexing
noun
(computing) The programmed retrieval of words from a document for use in building an index
automatic indexing
autonegation
autonegation
noun
The negation of oneself or itself.
backgrounded
backgrounded
adj
(computing) (of a task) Made non-interactive
Moved to the background
verb
simple past tense and past participle of background
backgrounder
backgrounder
noun
(chiefly US) A briefing or document typically provided prior to a meeting or other event that gives basic details on subjects that are likely to be mentioned.
A cattle farmer or rancher who runs a backgrounding operation.
A person employed to draw backgrounds for a comic or cartoon.
baserunnings
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
becudgelling
beglamouring
beglamouring
verb
present participle of beglamour
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
begrudgingly
begrudgingly
adv
In a begrudging manner; in a manner that is envious or reluctant.
beguilements
beguilements
noun
plural of beguilement
beleaguering
beleaguering
verb
present participle of beleaguer
bleachground
blennogenous
blennogenous
adj
Generating mucus.
blubberingly
blubberingly
adv
With blubbering sounds; with broken or noisy sobs.
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.
blunderingly
blunderingly
adv
In a blundering way; making mistakes.
blusteringly
blusteringly
adv
in a blustering manner
bougainville
boulangerite
boulangerite
noun
(mineralogy) A lead antimony sulfide mineral that forms metallic grey monoclinic crystals.
brandenburgh
brandenburgs
brauneberger
braunschweig
braunschweig
Proper noun
a city in Lower Saxony, Germany; Brunswick
brevilingual
brevilingual
adj
(rare) Having a short tongue.
buccaneering
buccaneering
adj
bold, reckless and unscrupulous
noun
robbery on the high seas; piracy
verb
present participle of buccaneer
bucketmaking
bucketmaking
noun
The manufacture of buckets.
buginvillaea
buildingless
buildingless
adj
Without buildings.
bulletmaking
bulletmaking
noun
The manufacture of bullets.
bumblingness
bunchgrasses
bunchgrasses
noun
plural of bunchgrass
burgettstown
burghalpenny
burnettizing
burnettizing
verb
present participle of burnettize
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
buttermaking
buttermonger
buttermonger
noun
(historical) A seller of butter.
caprimulgine
carburetting
caterwauling
caterwauling
noun
A sound that caterwauls.
verb
present participle of caterwaul
cecidogenous
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
ceraunograph
ceraunograph
noun
A device for measuring lightning discharges.
challengeful
challengeful
adj
Full of challenge.
chauffeuring
chauffeuring
verb
present participle of chauffeur
checksumming
checksumming
verb
present participle of checksum
chincoteague
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chlorguanide
chlorguanide
noun
Alternative form of chloroguanide
chromogenous
chromogenous
adj
Alternative form of chromogenic
cingulectomy
clearcutting
clearcutting
noun
A forestry practice in which most or all trees in a harvest area are cut down.
clusteringly
clusteringly
adv
In clusters.
cocounseling
cocounseling
verb
present participle of cocounsel
commeasuring
commeasuring
verb
present participle of commeasure
concoagulate
concubinages
concubinages
noun
plural of concubinage
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
conglobulate
conglobulate
verb
(rare, intransitive) To collect together into a compact round mass.
conglutinate
conglutinate
adj
Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.
verb
To join together; to unite.
To stick or glue together.
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.
congruencies
congruencies
noun
plural of congruency
congruential
congruential
adj
(mathematics) That uses congruency (division by a modulus)
conjecturing
conjecturing
noun
The forming of conjectures.
verb
present participle of conjecture
conqueringly
conqueringly
adv
So as to conquer.
contiguities
contiguities
noun
plural of contiguity
cosuggestion
counsellings
counsellings
noun
plural of counselling
counteragent
counteragent
noun
An agent having the opposite effect; an antidote.
counterargue
counterargue
verb
(transitive, intransitive) Argue against, especially by opposition to and negation of opposing arguments (rather than the bolstering of one’s own position).
counterfugue
counterfugue
noun
(music) A fugue in which the answer or imitation to the melody is played in an inverse manner.
countergager
countergauge
counterguard
counterguard
noun
(fortification) A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and protecting them from a breaching fire.
counterimage
counterimage
noun
An image that counters or contradicts another.
counterlight
countersiege
countersiege
noun
A siege in response to another siege.
countersigns
countersigns
noun
plural of countersign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of countersign
countersuing
countersuing
verb
present participle of countersue
counterswing
counterswing
noun
A swing in the opposite direction.
verb
To swing in the opposite direction.
counterwager
counterwager
noun
A wager in response or opposition to another wager.
counterweigh
counterweigh
verb
(intransitive) To act as counterbalance (against something).
(transitive) To counterbalance; to balance out.
creatureling
creatureling
noun
A little creature.
croquignoles
crurogenital
crurogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the leg and the genitals.
cryosurgeons
cryosurgeons
noun
plural of cryosurgeon
cryptogenous
cryptogenous
adj
cryptogenic
curmudgeonly
curmudgeonly
adj
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
curveballing
curveballing
verb
present participle of curveball
cuscohygrine
cuscohygrine
noun
(chemistry) A pyrrolidine alkaloid found in coca and certain other plants.
daemonurgist
daughterling
daughterling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A daughter, especially a young or precious one.
dauntingness
dauntingness
noun
The quality of being daunting.
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deglutinated
deglutinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deglutinate
deglutitions
deglutitions
noun
plural of deglutition
degraduation
degustations
degustations
noun
plural of degustation
dehumanising
dehumanising
verb
present participle of dehumanise
dehumanizing
dehumanizing
noun
An act of dehumanization.
verb
present participle of dehumanize
deliquescing
deliquescing
verb
present participle of deliquesce
demigauntlet
demigauntlet
noun
A bandage that covers the hand but not the fingers