Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotpresses
hotpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotpress
hotspurred
hydropotes
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hypaethros
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hyperlexis
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hyperprism
hyperprism
noun
(geometry) A prism that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hyperspace
hyperspace
noun
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
(mathematics) An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3.
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.
verb
(science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport into hyperspace.
hyperstoic
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypotensor
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
insphering
insphering
verb
present participle of insphere
internship
internship
noun
(US) The first year of a medical residency.
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
interphase
interphase
adj
(chemistry, physics) Between phases
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.
(mechanical engineering) An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials.
ionosphere
ionosphere
noun
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
isophorone
isophorone
noun
(chemistry) An α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone, a colourless to yellowish liquid with a characteristic smell, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
jailership
jailership
noun
The role or status of a jailer.
jamshedpur
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kanephoros
keepership
keepership
noun
The position of a keeper; guardianship, ownership.
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
laurelship
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
lippershey
lippershey
Proper noun
A crater of the Moon.
lithosperm
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
macpherson
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
membership
membership
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
The body of members of an organization.
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mercership
mercership
noun
The position, role, or work of a mercer.
mesomorphy
mesophragm
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesosphere
mesosphere
noun
(geology) The part of the Earth's mantle below the asthenosphere and above the outer core.
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
misosopher
misosopher
noun
One who hates wisdom or knowledge.
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonshipper
nonshipper
noun
A person or organisation that is not a shipper.
nonspheral
nonspheric
oncosphere
oncosphere
noun
An embryonic form of a tapeworm, enclosed in a spherical membrane armed with six hooks
openairish
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
oreophasis
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
orpheonist
orthoepies
orthoepies
noun
plural of orthoepy
orthoepist
orthoepist
noun
An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
orthoscope
orthoscope
noun
An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
osteophore
outsharpen
overphysic
overpolish
overpolish
verb
(transitive) To polish too much.
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
overspeech
oversplash
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
pandership
pandership
noun
(obsolete) The work of a pander; pimping.
pantheress
pantheress
noun
A female panther.
pantherish
pantherish
adj
Like a panther; catlike.
papershell
papershell
noun
A pecan cultivar that has a thin shell.
parachrose
parachrose
adj
(mineralogy) Changing colour by exposure to weather.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
paraphrase
paraphrase
noun
(Scotland) One of a certain number of Scripture passages turned into verse for use in the service of praise.
A restatement of a text in different words, often to clarify meaning.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To restate something as, or to compose a paraphrase.
parathesis
parathesis
noun
(grammar) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.
(printing) The matter contained within brackets.
(rhetoric) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be afterward expanded.
A thorough examination of a topic, juxtaposing both thesis and antithesis in order to achieve a final synthesis.
An abstract idea that embodies a shared social worldview.
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parentship
parentship
noun
The condition, state, or status of a parent.
parfleshes
parfleshes
noun
plural of parflesh
parishwide
parritches
parritches
noun
plural of parritch
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
patcheries
patcheries
noun
plural of patchery
pearlashes
pearlashes
noun
plural of pearlash
peashooter
peashooter
noun
(slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
pedosphere
pedosphere
noun
The outermost layer or "skin" of the Earth, subject to soil formation processes.
periphasis
periphetes
periphrase
periphrase
noun
(rhetoric) The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea; a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.
verb
(intransitive) To use circumlocution.
(transitive) To express by periphrase or circumlocution.
periphysis
perishable
perishable
adj
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
noun
(in the plural) food that does not keep for long.
That which perishes or is short-lived.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
perishless
perishless
adj
That does not perish; undying; enduring.
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
perisphere
perochirus
persephone
personhood
personhood
noun
The state or period of being a person.
The status of being considered as a person.
personship
personship
noun
Synonym of personhood
perthosite
perthshire
perthshire
Proper noun
A historic county in central Scotland, joined with Kinross-shire for administration after 1929.
The council area (or formerly the administrative county or district) of Perth and Kinross.
phaeospore
phaeospore
noun
A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order (Phaeosporeae) of dark green or olive-colored algae.
phalaropes
phalaropes
noun
plural of phalarope
phanerosis
phanerosis
noun
(of a colloid) The expansion of individual droplets such that they become visible
pharisaean
pharmacies
pharmacies
noun
plural of pharmacy
phasemeter
phasemeter
noun
A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
pheasantry
pheasantry
noun
(zoology) A place for keeping and rearing pheasants.
phenarsine
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
pheromones
pheromones
noun
plural of pheromone
philanders
philanders
noun
plural of philander
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of philander
phoroscope
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phraseable
phraseable
adj
Alternative form of phrasable
phraseless
phraseless
adj
indescribable
without phrases
phrasemake
phrasiness
phrasiness
noun
Quality of being phrasy.
phrenesiac
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
phyllaries
phyllaries
noun
plural of phyllary
physoderma
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air