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.
isoheptane
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
jaspachate
jaspachate
noun
(obsolete) agate jasper
kittenship
kittenship
noun
The state or condition of a kitten; kittenhood.
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
leptorchis
lithoscope
lithoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
lithosperm
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
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.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mephitises
mephitises
noun
plural of mephitis
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
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.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythopeist
mythopoesy
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
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.
osteopaths
osteopaths
noun
plural of osteopath
osteopathy
osteopathy
noun
(alternative medicine) The branch of therapy based on manipulation of bones and muscles.
(rare) Any disease of the bones.
osteophage
osteophone
osteophone
noun
An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
osteophony
osteophore
osteophyma
osteophyte
osteophyte
noun
A small, abnormal growth of bone (exostosis, bone spur) that forms along joint margins.
otheoscope
otheoscope
noun
An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
outsharpen
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
pantheists
pantheists
noun
plural of pantheist
panthelism
pantheress
pantheress
noun
A female panther.
pantherish
pantherish
adj
Like a panther; catlike.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
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.
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
patchiness
patchiness
noun
The condition of being patchy.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
peashooter
peashooter
noun
(slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
pentastich
pentastich
noun
(poetry) A composition consisting of five verses.
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
penthestes
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
periphetes
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
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.
pettichaps
pettichaps
noun
Alternative form of pettychaps
phaeoplast
phaeoplast
noun
Alternative form of pheoplast
phantasied
phantasied
adj
Dated form of fantasied.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phantasy
phantasies
phantasies
noun
plural of phantasy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phantasy
phantasize
phantasize
verb
Dated form of fantasize.
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.
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phenoplast
phenoplast
noun
(chemistry) phenolic resin.
phenotypes
phenotypes
noun
plural of phenotype
philistine
philistine
adj
(derogatory) Ignorant or uneducated; specifically, lacking appreciation for or antagonistic towards art or culture, and having pedestrian tastes.
noun
(derogatory) A person who is ignorant or uneducated; specifically, a person who lacks appreciation of or is antagonistic towards art or culture, and who has pedestrian tastes.
philoetius
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
phosphated
phosphated
adj
Containing phosphates.
phosphates
phosphates
noun
plural of phosphate
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
photocells
photocells
noun
plural of photocell
photoscope
photoscope
noun
Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous effects.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phymatodes
physiotype
physiotype
noun
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
physostome
physostome
noun
(marine biology) A fish with a bladder open to its esophagus.
phytoptose
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pistonhead
pitchiness
pitchiness
noun
blackness, as of pitch; darkness
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
pithlessly
pithlessly
adv
In a pithless manner.
plethorous
plinthless
plinthless
adj
Without a plinth.
plisthenes
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytheist
polytheist
noun
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
portership
portership
noun
The office or duty of a porter
posthetomy
posthetomy
noun
(medicine) circumcision.
postholder
postholder
noun
The holder of a post (title).
potholders
potholders
noun
plural of potholder
potlatches
potlatches
noun
plural of potlatch
potshooter
preachiest
preachiest
adj
superlative form of preachy: most preachy
preexhaust
preharvest
preharvest
adj
Before a harvest.
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
prehostile
prenanthes
preshelter
preshorten
preshorten
verb
(transitive) To shorten in advance.
prestretch
prestretch
verb
(transitive) To stretch in advance.
pretorship
pretorship
noun
Alternative form of praetorship
priestfish
priesthood
priesthood
noun
Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.
Priests as a group; the clergy.
The role or office of a priest.
priestship
priestship
noun
priesthood
proatheism
proatheist
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
prophetess
prophetess
noun
A female prophet.
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
prostheses
prostheses
noun
plural of prosthesis
prosthesis
prosthesis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Prothesis.
(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
prosthetic
prosthetic
adj
artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis
noun
An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
psilophyte
psilophyte
noun
Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
rectorship
rectorship
noun
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
regentship
regentship
noun
The office of a regent; regency.
reshipment
reshipment
noun
(countable) A second or subsequent shipment.
(uncountable) The condition of being reshipped.
salterpath
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
seraphtide
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
shapeliest
shapeliest
adj
superlative form of shapely: most shapely
shapesmith
shapometer
shapometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the shape of something.