Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In surgery, cohesion between two fingers, either congenital or as a consequence of burning, ulceration, etc.
- n. A chiroplast or finger-gymnasium invented in 1835 by Henri Herz, for the use of pianoforte-players.
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250 Extra Spelling Words
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Most Obscure Words
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The relative complement of seven othe...
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C. S. Bird – Grandiloquent Dictionary
All the words from the Grandiloquent Dictionary.
946 of these 2700 words do not yield any results in six different dictionaries, hence many of them might be misspellings.
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Clearinghouse
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Shape Words
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jmjarmstrong's list
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Words I Find to Be Cool
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Drinking Groove Juice
Some words you say and it's like your tongue's tripping the light fantastic.
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jmjarmstrong JM has a tip for you - dactylion! Dec 27, 2009
missanthropist The tip of the middle finger. Jul 31, 2008