One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bisphenoid
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blepharism
blephillia
borophenol
boselaphus
brachypnea
brehonship
brewership
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bromphenol
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cachespell
caerphilly
caerphilly
noun
A light-colored, crumbly cheese made from cow's milk.
caesarship
calciphile
calciphile
noun
(botany) Any calciphilous plant
calciphobe
calciphobe
noun
Any calciphobous plant.
calciphyre
calipashes
calipashes
noun
plural of calipash
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
cameograph
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
camphanone
campholide
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
camphylene
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophore
carpophore
noun
(botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.
(mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
carvership
cashkeeper
catchpenny
catchpenny
noun
A cheap item designed to attract purchasers of other goods.
A publication, etc. intended to make money, with no particular merit otherwise.
catchplate
catchplate
noun
Alternative form of catch plate
catchpoled
cattleship
celeomorph
celiolymph
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
celtophobe
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephaeline
cephaeline
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) An alkaloid that induces vomiting, related to emetine.
cephalagra
cephalagra
noun
gout in the head
cephalalgy
cephalalgy
noun
Dated form of cephalalgia.
cephalemia
cephalexin
cephalexin
noun
Alternative form of cefalexin
cephalitis
cephalitis
noun
(medicine, dated) encephalitis
(medicine, dated) phrenitis
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
cephalopod
cephalopod
noun
Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
cephalotus
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
cetomorpha
chaetopoda
chainplate
chainplate
noun
(nautical) A plate on the side of a sailing ship to which the shrouds are attached.
chamaerops
champagned
champagned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champagne
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champaigne
champenois
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chapatties
chapatties
noun
plural of chapatty
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
chapellage
chapellany
chapellany
noun
A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate ecclesiastical foundation.
chapelling
chapelling
verb
present participle of chapel
chapelries
chapelries
noun
plural of chapelry
chapelward
chapelward
adv
Toward a chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapournet
chaptalize
chaptalize
verb
To add sugar to grape juice during the fermentation of wine, usually to increase the alcohol content.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chaptering
chaptering
verb
present participle of chapter
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
cheapening
cheapening
noun
The process by which something is cheapened or made vulgar.
verb
present participle of cheapen
cheapishly
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
checkstrap
cheekpiece
cheekpiece
noun
A piece of armour, or the bridle of a horse, that protects the cheek.
cheepiness
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelophore
chemigraph
chemopause
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chichipate
chickenpox
chickenpox
noun
Alternative form of chicken pox
chimneypot
chimneypot
noun
Alternative form of chimney pot
chimpanzee
chimpanzee
noun
(broadly) A member of the genus Pan, including the bonobo which is also known as the pygmy chimpanzee.
Pan troglodytes, a species of great ape in the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans along with the bonobo.
chippering
chippering
verb
present participle of chipper
chippeways
chiroptera
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
chirrupper
chlidanope
choeropsis
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cholophein
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
chromatype
chromatype
noun
Alternative form of chromotype
chromotype
chromotype
noun
(historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours
(historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph
chronopher
chronopher
noun
(historical) An instrument that transmits the correct time to distant points by means of electricity.
chrosperma
chumpiness
chuprassie
cinchophen
cinchophen
noun
An analgesic drug used to treat gout in animals (and, until the 1930s, in humans, when it was found to cause liver damage).
cipherable
cipherable
adj
able to be ciphered (calculated)
cipherhood
cipherhood
noun
nothingness
ciphertext
ciphertext
noun
Encoded text, text that is unreadable.
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clipsheets
clipsheets
noun
plural of clipsheet
clodhopper
clodhopper
noun
(UK) A clumsy or foolish person.
(US) Any kind of shoe.
(military slang) United States Navy ankle length work shoes, distinct from dress shoes or combat boots.
A peasant or yokel.
A strong shoe for heavy-duty use, a boot.
Wheatear; any of various passerine birds.
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.