(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
antrophose
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
beterschap
checkstrap
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
diastrophe
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.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
hainesport
hasteproof
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hypaethros
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.
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.
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.
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
outsharpen
painterish
painterish
adj
Characteristic of a painter, or of painted artworks.
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
peashooter
peashooter
noun
(slang) Any small or ineffective gun.
A toy gun, consisting of a tube through which peas or small objects are blown.
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.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
preachiest
preachiest
adj
superlative form of preachy: most preachy
preexhaust
preharvest
preharvest
adj
Before a harvest.
prenanthes
proatheism
proatheist
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
salterpath
saprophyte
saprophyte
noun
any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
seraphtide
shapometer
shapometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the shape of something.
shipmaster
shipmaster
noun
The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.
sliphalter
sliphalter
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of slip-halter
spaewright
sphalerite
sphalerite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow, brown or black, sometimes red, green white or colorless mineral with cubic crystals, of a chemical formula (Zn,Fe)S, often containing also minor metals, such as cadmium, gallium, germanium and indium.
spherality
spherality
noun
The property of being spheral.
spheraster
spheration
spherulate
spherulate
adj
Covered or set with spherules.
spiranthes
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.
stepfather
stepfather
noun
(in the broad sense) A husband of one's parent distinct from one's biological father
(in the narrow sense) A husband of one's biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship with one's biological father.
strathspey
strathspey
noun
A Scottish dance with gliding steps, slower than a reel.
A piece of music composed for or in the rhythm of this dance.
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
sulphurate
sulphurate
adj
(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurate
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
telegraphs
telegraphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telegraph
thecaspore
thecaspore
noun
A spore produced in a theca.
theraphosa
theraphose
therapists
therapists
noun
plural of therapist
therapsida
thesprotia
thesprotia
Proper noun
a prefecture in Greece
thorascope
toparchies
toparchies
noun
plural of toparchy
tradership
tradership
noun
A place or business that trades or sells items.
transshape
transshape
verb
Alternative spelling of transhape
trophesial
trophesial
adj
Pertaining to regulation of nourishment by the nervous system.