| conglobation | (noun) an occurrence combining miscellaneous things into a (more or less) rounded mass | Synonyms: conglomeration |
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| (noun) a rounded spherical form | Synonyms: conglomeration |
| cordoba | (noun) the basic unit of money in Nicaragua; equal to 100 centavos | - |
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| corncob | (noun) the hard cylindrical core that bears the kernels of an ear of corn | Synonyms: corn cob |
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| corroboration | (noun) confirmation that some fact or statement is true through the use of documentary evidence | Synonyms: certification, documentation |
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| coscoroba | (noun) large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans | - |
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| cristobalite | (noun) a white mineral consisting of silica; found in volcanic rocks | - |
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| cryobiology | (noun) the branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organisms | - |
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| cryophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of freezing | - |
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| cryptobiosis | (noun) a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill | - |
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| cyanobacteria | (noun) predominantly photosynthetic prokaryotic organisms containing a blue pigment in addition to chlorophyll; occur singly or in colonies in diverse habitats; important as phytoplankton | Synonyms: blue-green algae |
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| cyanocobalamin | (noun) a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia | Synonyms: antipernicious anemia factor, cobalamin, vitamin B12 |
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| cyberphobia | (noun) irrational fear of computers or technology | - |
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| cyclobenzaprine | (noun) muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury | Synonyms: Flexeril |
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| cynophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of dogs | - |
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| demobilisation | (noun) act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops | Synonyms: demobilization |
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| demobilization | (noun) act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops | Synonyms: demobilisation |
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| dendrobium | (noun) a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers | - |
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| disapprobation | (noun) an expression of strong disapproval; pronouncing as wrong or morally culpable | Synonyms: condemnation |
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| discombobulation | (noun) a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused | Synonyms: confusion |
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| disobedience | (noun) the failure to obey | Synonyms: noncompliance |
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| (noun) the trait of being unwilling to obey | - |
| dobbin | (noun) a quiet plodding workhorse | Synonyms: farm horse |
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| dobra | (noun) the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe | - |
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| dobson | (noun) large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait | Synonyms: Corydalus cornutus, dobson fly, dobsonfly |
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| (noun) large brown aquatic larva of the dobsonfly; used as fishing bait | Synonyms: hellgrammiate |
| dobsonfly | (noun) large soft-bodied insect having long slender mandibles in the male; aquatic larvae often used as bait | Synonyms: Corydalus cornutus, dobson, dobson fly |
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| doob | (noun) trailing grass native to Europe now cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures especially in southern United States and India | Synonyms: Bahama grass, Bermuda grass, Cynodon dactylon, devil grass, kweek, scutch grass, star grass |
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| doorknob | (noun) a knob used to release the catch when opening a door (often called `doorhandle' in Great Britain) | Synonyms: doorhandle |
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| earlobe | (noun) the fleshy pendulous part of the external human ear | Synonyms: ear lobe |
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| ecobabble | (noun) using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem ecologically aware | - |
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| ectoblast | (noun) the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue | Synonyms: ectoderm, exoderm |
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| elasmobranch | (noun) any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks, rays, skates | Synonyms: selachian |
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| endoblast | (noun) the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems | Synonyms: endoderm, entoblast, entoderm, hypoblast |
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| engobe | (noun) a clay slip which is colored with metal oxides or stains, used for coating the surface of a pot either before or after bisque firing. | - |
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| ennoblement | (noun) the act of raising someone to the nobility | - |
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| (noun) the state of being noble | - |
| enterobacteria | (noun) rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals | Synonyms: enteric bacteria, enterics, entric |
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| enterobiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children | - |
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| entoblast | (noun) the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems | Synonyms: endoblast, endoderm, entoderm, hypoblast |
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| entomophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of insects | - |
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| erythroblast | (noun) a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells develop | - |
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| erythroblastosis | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood | - |
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| exobiology | (noun) the branch of biology concerned with the effects of outer space on living organisms and the search for extraterrestrial life | Synonyms: astrobiology, space biology |
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| fibroblast | (noun) a cell from which connective tissue develops | - |
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| fluoroboride | (noun) a salt of fluoroboric acid | - |
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| fob | (noun) short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest | Synonyms: watch chain, watch guard |
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| (noun) an adornment that hangs from a watch chain | - |
| (noun) a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch | Synonyms: watch pocket |
| gastrolobium | (noun) any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods | Synonyms: poison bush, poison pea |
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| glioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: spongioblastoma |
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| glob | (noun) a compact mass | Synonyms: ball, chunk, clod, clump, lump |
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| globalisation | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalization |
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| globalization | (noun) growth to a global or worldwide scale | Synonyms: globalisation |
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| globe | (noun) a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented | - |
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| (noun) the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on | Synonyms: Earth, earth, world |
| (noun) an object with a spherical shape | Synonyms: ball, orb |
| globefish | (noun) any of numerous marine fishes whose elongated spiny body can inflate itself with water or air to form a globe; several species contain a potent nerve poison; closely related to spiny puffers | Synonyms: blowfish, puffer, pufferfish |
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| globeflower | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers | Synonyms: globe flower |
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| globetrotter | (noun) someone who travels widely and often | Synonyms: world traveler |
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| globigerina | (noun) marine protozoan having a rounded shell with spiny processes | - |
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| globin | (noun) a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells | Synonyms: haematohiston, hematohiston |
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| globosity | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globularness, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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| globularness | (noun) the roundness of a 3-dimensional object | Synonyms: globosity, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity |
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| globule | (noun) a small globe or ball | - |
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| globulin | (noun) a family of proteins found in blood and milk and muscle and in plant seed | - |
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| gob | (noun) informal terms for the mouth | Synonyms: cakehole, hole, maw, trap, yap |
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| (noun) a lump of slimy stuff | - |
| (noun) a man who serves as a sailor | Synonyms: Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, seaman, tar |
| gobbet | (noun) a lump or chunk of raw meat | - |
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| gobble | (noun) the characteristic sound made by a turkey cock | - |
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| gobbledygook | (noun) incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists | - |
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| gobbler | (noun) male turkey | Synonyms: tom, tom turkey, turkey cock |
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| (noun) a hasty eater who swallows large mouthfuls | - |
| goblet | (noun) a drinking glass with a base and stem | - |
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| (noun) a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup | Synonyms: chalice |
| goblin | (noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | Synonyms: hob, hobgoblin |
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| gobs | (noun) a large number or amount | Synonyms: dozens, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scads, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads |
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| goby | (noun) small spiny-finned fish of coastal or brackish waters having a large head and elongated tapering body having the ventral fins modified as a sucker | Synonyms: gudgeon |
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| goober | (noun) pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms | Synonyms: earthnut, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut |
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| graverobber | (noun) someone who takes bodies from graves and sells them for anatomical dissection | Synonyms: body snatcher, ghoul |
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| (noun) someone who steals valuables from graves or crypts | - |
| gynobase | (noun) the enlarged receptacle in which the pistil is borne | - |
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| gynophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of women | - |
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| haemoglobin | (noun) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | Synonyms: Hb, hemoglobin |
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| haemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: hemoglobinemia |
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| haemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: hemoglobinopathy |
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| haemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: hemoglobinuria |
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| halobacter | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacteria, halobacterium |
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| halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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| halobacterium | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacteria |
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| haptoglobin | (noun) a protein in plasma that binds free hemoglobin and removes it (as from wounds) | - |
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| heartthrob | (noun) an object of infatuation | - |
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| hemerobiid | (noun) small dark-colored lacewing fly | Synonyms: brown lacewing, hemerobiid fly |
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| hemoglobin | (noun) a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues | Synonyms: haemoglobin, Hb |
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| hemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: haemoglobinemia |
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| hemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: haemoglobinopathy |
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| hemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: haemoglobinuria |
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| hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia | (noun) fear of magic properties of the number 666 | - |
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| hippoboscid | (noun) bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals | Synonyms: louse fly |
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| hob | (noun) a shelf beside an open fire where something can be kept warm | - |
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| (noun) a hard steel edge tool used to cut gears | - |
| (noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | Synonyms: goblin, hobgoblin |
| (noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | Synonyms: brownie, elf, gremlin, imp, pixie, pixy |
| hobber | (noun) a special type of milling machine used for gear cutting, cutting splines, and cutting sprockets. | Synonyms: hobbing machine |
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| hobbit | (noun) an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien | - |
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| hobble | (noun) the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg | Synonyms: hitch, limp |
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| (noun) a shackle for the ankles or feet | Synonyms: fetter |
| hobbledehoy | (noun) an awkward bad-mannered adolescent boy | - |
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| hobbler | (noun) someone who has a limp and walks with a hobbling gait | Synonyms: limper |
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| hobby | (noun) an auxiliary activity | Synonyms: avocation, by-line, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity |
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| (noun) small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds | Synonyms: Falco subbuteo |
| (noun) a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride | Synonyms: hobbyhorse, rocking horse |
| hobbyhorse | (noun) a child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride | Synonyms: hobby, rocking horse |
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| (noun) a topic to which one constantly reverts | - |
| hobbyism | (noun) a devotion to hobbies | - |
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| hobbyist | (noun) a person who pursues an activity in their spare time for pleasure | - |
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| hobgoblin | (noun) an object of dread or apprehension | Synonyms: bugbear |
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| (noun) (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings | Synonyms: goblin, hob |
| hobnail | (noun) a short nail with a thick head; used to protect the soles of boots | - |
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| hobo | (noun) a vagrant | Synonyms: bum, tramp |
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| (noun) a worker who moves around and works temporarily in different places | Synonyms: migrant worker |