(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
antrophose
apothesine
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
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.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
deiphontes
docentship
entosphere
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
ethiopians
hainesport
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypotensor
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
isoheptane
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
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
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
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
outsharpen
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
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
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
pistonhead
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
preshorten
preshorten
verb
(transitive) To shorten in advance.
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
shoupeltin
siphonated
sphenodont
sphenodont
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Sphenodontida
sphenolith
spheration
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.
stenophile
stephanion
stephanion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
stephanome
stephenson
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
symphynote
symphynote
adj
(biology) Soldered together at the hinge, like the valves of some unios.
telephones
telephones
noun
plural of telephone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of telephone