(historical) The period or duration of this office.
amphidamas
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphrodisia
aphrodisia
noun
(archaic) sexual intercourse
A state of sexual desire.
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
arthropods
arthropods
noun
plural of arthropod
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
asphodelus
beachdrops
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beldamship
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
buddhaship
cardsharps
cardsharps
noun
plural of cardsharp
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
despatched
despatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despatch
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
despatches
despatches
noun
plural of despatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despatch
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diaphragms
diaphragms
noun
plural of diaphragm
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
diaphysial
diaphysial
adj
Alternative spelling of diaphyseal
diastrophe
diastrophy
dicephalus
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
discophora
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
dispatched
dispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispatch
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
dispatches
dispatches
noun
plural of dispatch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispatch
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
drosograph
drosophila
drosophila
noun
Any fruit fly of the genus Drosophila
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
dysgraphia
dysgraphia
noun
A language disorder that affects a person's ability to write.
dysphrasia
dysphrasia
noun
A speech defect characterised by an inability to put words into an intelligible order
dysphrenia
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
emphasised
emphasised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasise
emphasized
emphasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasize
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
hadjipanos
handclasps
handclasps
noun
plural of handclasp
handscrape
handspring
handspring
noun
A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
haploidies
haploidies
noun
plural of haploidy
harpalides
headphones
headphones
noun
A pair of cushioned speakers worn over or in the ears so only the wearer can hear the sound.
headpieces
headpieces
noun
plural of headpiece
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hemapodous
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
hesperidia
hesperidia
noun
plural of hesperidium
hexapodies
hexapodies
noun
plural of hexapody
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hippodamas
hispanidad
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hyporadius
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
jamshedpur
kyphosidae
laplandish
laplandish
Adjective
Of Lapland.
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
mapleshade
midshipman
midshipman
noun
(nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer.
A midshipman fish.
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
osphradial
osphradial
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the osphradium.
osphradium
osphradium
noun
(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.
otidiphaps
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
panhandles
panhandles
noun
plural of panhandle
pardanthus
parishwide
parsonhood
parsonhood
noun
The role or status of a parson.
pastorhood
pastorhood
noun
The role or status of a pastor.
patchstand
pedagogish
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phasianoid
phasianoid
adj
Relating to, or characteristic of pheasants
phasmatida
phasmatoid
phenacodus
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
phosphated
phosphated
adj
Containing phosphates.
phymatodes
physoderma
physopodan
pistonhead
posadaship
prehardens
prehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preharden
pseudaphia
pseudhemal
readership
readership
noun
The collected readers of a publication.
The role or office of a reader.
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
rhapsodies
rhapsodies
noun
plural of rhapsody
rhapsodism
rhapsodism
noun
A rhapsodic style or mood.
rhapsodist
rhapsodist
noun
A rhapsode.
One who rhapsodizes.
rhapsodize
rhapsodize
verb
(intransitive) To perform a rhapsody.
(intransitive) To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
(transitive) To recount or describe (something) as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
(transitive) To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
rhodoplast
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
scaphitoid
scaphopoda
schizopoda
scratchpad
scratchpad
noun
(computing, in transaction processing systems) A piece of temporary memory to hold details of a current conversation, usually scratchpad memory.
A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
semaphored
semaphored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of semaphore
seraphtide
serphoidea
sheepfaced
sheepheads
sheepshead
sheepshead
noun
(countable) A fish of the species Archosargus probatocephalus.
(uncountable) A trick-taking card game.
sheldapple
shepherdia
shepherdia
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Shepherdia of shrubs with silvery scurfy leaves.
shipboards
shipboards
noun
plural of shipboard
siphonated
sirdarship
sirdarship
noun
The role or status of a sirdar.
slapdashes
slapdashes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of slapdash
sleepyhead
sleepyhead
noun
(informal) A sleepy person.
The ruddy duck.
snapholder
spearheads
spearheads
noun
plural of spearhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spearhead
sphaeridia
sphaeridia
noun
plural of sphaeridium
sphecoidea
sphegoidea
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
spheradian
spheroidal
spheroidal
adj
Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
noun
A spheroid
sphindidae
sphingidae
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
splachnoid
splashdown
splashdown
noun
The act of landing in water, as by a space capsule or rollercoaster.
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle
spreadhead
spreadhead
Noun
A fan of the American rock band
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
stupidhead
stupidhead
noun
Alternative form of stupid-head
stymphalid
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.