(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
antrophose
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
arsenophen
brehonship
canephoros
canephorus
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.
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
dysphrenia
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
entosphere
ephemerons
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
gonosphere
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
hainesport
handscrape
harpooners
harpooners
noun
plural of harpooner
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.
hempstring
herpestine
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
hesperinon
hesperinos
hesperitin
hesperitin
noun
Alternative form of hesperetin
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
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.
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnosperm
hypnospore
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypotensor
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.
kanephoros
macpherson
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
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.
orphanages
orphanages
noun
plural of orphanage
orpheonist
outsharpen
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
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.
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parentship
parentship
noun
The condition, state, or status of a parent.
parthenius
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
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
phanerosis
phanerosis
noun
(of a colloid) The expansion of individual droplets such that they become visible
pharisaean
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
phrasiness
phrasiness
noun
Quality of being phrasy.
phrenesiac
phrensying
phrensying
verb
present participle of phrensy
planeshear
planksheer
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precchosen
prefashion
prefurnish
prehardens
prehardens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preharden
prehensile
prehensile
adj
(zoology) Able to take hold of and clasp objects; adapted for grasping especially by wrapping around an object.
prehension
prehension
noun
(philosophy) According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
prehensive
prehensive
adj
(philosophy) Of or relating to Alfred North Whitehead's concept of prehension.
prehensory
prehensory
adj
Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
prenanthes
prepunches
prepunches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepunch
preshaping
preshaping
verb
present participle of preshape
presharing
presharpen
presharpen
verb
(transitive) To sharpen in advance.
preshorten
preshorten
verb
(transitive) To shorten in advance.
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
preshrinks
preshrinks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preshrink
prewashing
prewashing
verb
present participle of prewash
princeship
princeship
noun
The dignity, rank, or office of a prince.
pronephros
pronephros
noun
(anatomy) A primitive kidney in the lamprey and similar animals, and in other vertebrate embryos
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
rangership
rangership
noun
The role or status of keeper of a forest or park.
regentship
regentship
noun
The office of a regent; regency.
reinsphere
rephrasing
rephrasing
noun
Something differently phrased.
verb
present participle of rephrase
reprehends
reprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reprehend
resharpens
resharpens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of resharpen
reshipment
reshipment
noun
(countable) A second or subsequent shipment.
(uncountable) The condition of being reshipped.
reshipping
reshipping
noun
Act of shipping something again.
verb
present participle of reship
rhinoscope
rhinoscope
noun
an instrument used to examine inside the nose
ropishness
ropishness
noun
The state or quality of being ropish.
sapphirine
sapphirine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling sapphire
noun
(mineralogy) A rare silicate of magnesium and aluminium (with iron as a major impurity), named for its sapphirelike colour.
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
sceliphron
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
seniorship
seniorship
noun
The rank or position of senior; seniority.
sharepenny
sharpeners
sharpeners
noun
plural of sharpener
sharpening
sharpening
noun
(in the plural) The debris produced when a pencil is sharpened.
The act by which something is sharpened.
verb
present participle of sharpen
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shunpikers
shunpikers
noun
plural of shunpiker
sinnership
sinnership
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being a sinner.
snapholder
sophronize
sophronize
verb
(transitive, rare) To imbue with moral principles or self-control.
sophrosyne
sophrosyne
noun
The Ancient Greek concept of an ideal of excellence of character and soundness of mind, which when combined in one well-balanced individual leads to other qualities, such as temperance, moderation, prudence, and self-control.
sphenogram
sphenogram
noun
A cuneiform character.
spheradian
spheration
sphincters
sphincters
noun
plural of sphincter
sphyraenid
sphyraenid
noun
(zoology) Any barracuda in the family Sphyraenidae.
sphyrnidae
spiranthes
springhead
springhead
noun
(figuratively) A source.
A head or end-piece for a carriage-spring.
The source of a natural spring.
springhope
stenograph
stenograph
noun
A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.
A shorthand character.
A stenography machine.
verb
To write or report in stenographic characters.
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
sulphurean
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
synephrine
synephrine
noun
The alkaloid 4-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)ethyl]phenol, whose m-substituted analog, neosynephrine, is used in pharmaceuticals.