(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
aspheterize
aspheterize
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
asporogenic
asporogenic
adj
Not producing (or produced by) spores
asterolepis
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
atrophiated
atrophiated
adj
(obsolete) Atrophied.
attempering
attempering
verb
present participle of attemper
augitophyre
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austrophile
azeotropies
azeotropism
azeotropism
noun
azeotropy
azoospermia
azoospermia
noun
(medicine) The absence of live sperm in the semen.
backpointer
backspierer
baptistries
baptistries
noun
plural of baptistry
barkpeeling
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
becarpeting
becarpeting
verb
present participle of becarpet
becrippling
becrippling
verb
present participle of becripple
bediapering
bediapering
verb
present participle of bediaper
behypocrite
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
berrypicker
bespreading
bespreading
verb
present participle of bespread
besprinkled
besprinkled
adj
Sprinkled.
besprinkler
besprinkler
noun
One who or that which besprinkles.
besprinkles
besprinkles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of besprinkle
besprizorni
bicorporate
bicorporate
adj
(heraldry) Having two bodies.
bicorporeal
bicorporeal
adj
(astrology) Synonym of mutable (“being one of the signs Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius and Pisces, associated with adaptability, flexibility and sympathy”)
(medicine) Synonym of bicornuate
bimorphemic
bimorphemic
adj
Consisting of, or relating to, two morphemes
Relating to bimorphemes
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
biographize
biographize
Verb
To write a biography of.
biopiracies
biopolymers
biopolymers
noun
plural of biopolymer
biopyribole
biopyribole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of the rock-forming minerals pyroxene, amphibole, and mica.
bipartitely
bipartitely
adv
In a bipartite fashion; into two parts.
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
bipinnariae
bipolarized
bipolarized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bipolarize
bipolarizes
bipolarizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipolarize
birdclapper
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
blepharitic
blepharitic
adj
Relating to blepharitis.
blepharitis
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
boilerplate
boilerplate
adj
(aeronautics) Used to refer to a non-functional spacecraft used to test configuration and procedures.
Describing text or other material of a standard or routine nature.
noun
(UK) The rating plate or nameplate required to be affixed to a boiler by the Boiler Explosions Act (1882).
(computing) Standard text or program code used routinely and added with a text editor or word processor; text of a legal or official nature added to documents or labels.
(journalism) Syndicated material.
(skiing) Hard, icy snow which may be dangerous to ski on.
A plate attached to industrial machinery, identifying information such as manufacturer, model number, serial number, and power requirements.
A sheet of copper or steel used in the construction of a boiler.
Formulaic or hackneyed language.
verb
(transitive) To store (standard text) so that it can easily be retrieved for reuse.
brachiopode
bradypepsia
bradypepsia
noun
(medicine) Slowness of digestion.
bradypeptic
bradypeptic
adj
(medicine, dated) Having abnormally slow digestion.
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
brainpowers
brainpowers
noun
plural of brainpower
breakpoints
breakpoints
noun
plural of breakpoint
breastpiece
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
cacospermia
caligrapher
caligrapher
noun
Alternative form of calligrapher
callipering
callipering
verb
present participle of calliper
campaigners
campaigners
noun
plural of campaigner
campestrian
campestrian
adj
Relating to open fields; growing in a field, or open ground.
caparisoned
caparisoned
adj
(of a horse or elephant) Having a richly ornamented harness.
Dressed in richly ornamented finery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caparison
capercailye
caperdewsie
capernaitic
capernoited
capernoitie
capernoitie
noun
(informal, Scotland) noddle (head)
capillaries
capillaries
noun
plural of capillary
capitaliser
capitalizer
capitalizer
noun
One who capitalizes.
caprellidae
capreomycin
capreomycin
noun
(pharmacology) A cyclic peptide antibiotic obtained from a bacterium Saccharothrix mutabilis capreolus, commonly grouped with the aminoglycosides, given in combination with other antibiotics for tuberculosis.
capriccetto
capriccetto
noun
(music) Alternative form of capriccietto
caprificate
caprificate
verb
Synonym of caprify
caprigenous
caprigenous
adj
Resembling or originating from goats.
captainries
captainries
noun
plural of captainry
cardiophobe
cardiophobe
noun
A person who has cardiophobia.
cardioscope
cardioscope
noun
(surgery) An instrument used to inspect the interior of the living heart.
carpentaria
carpenteria
carpentries
carpentries
noun
plural of carpentry
carpinteria
carpocerite
carpologies
carpopodite
carpopodite
noun
The fifth joint of the endopodite of a crustacean (between the meropodite and the propodite)
caryopilite
caryopilite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, manganese, oxygen, silicon, and zinc.
caryopsides
caryopteris
caryopteris
noun
Any Asian shrub of the genus Caryopteris
cataphrenia
cataphrenic
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
caterpillar
caterpillar
noun
(mathematics) A set of subtrees of a tree
A vehicle with a caterpillar track; a crawler
The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm
caulopteris
cecomorphic
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
centerpiece
centerpiece
noun
US standard spelling of centrepiece.
centrepiece
centrepiece
noun
A central article or figure.
An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
centripetal
centripetal
adj
(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
Directed or moving towards a centre.
Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
ceratopsian
ceratopsian
adj
Of or belonging to the Ceratopsia suborder of dinosaurs.
noun
Any member of this suborder
cerographic
cerographic
adj
Of or relating to cerography.
cerophilous
ceroplastic
ceroplastic
adj
Modelled in wax.
Of or relating to such an art or process.
noun
(archaic) The art of modelling in wax.
cerviciplex
cetomorphic
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chaperoning
chaperoning
noun
The act or process of a person being chaperoned.
verb
present participle of chaperone
charpentier
cheiroptera
cheirosophy
cheirosophy
noun
Alternative form of chirosophy
cheirospasm
cheirospasm
noun
(pathology) Any spasm of the muscles of the hand
chemigraphy
chemigraphy
noun
Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical action; specifically, a process of zinc etching not employing photography.
chemotropic
chemotropic
adj
(biology) of, related to, or in response to chemotropism
chilipepper
chiropodies
chiropteran
chiropteran
noun
(zoology) Any mammal, of the order Chiroptera, that has forelimbs modified to form wings; a bat
christopher
chromophile
chromophile
noun
(cytology) Any cell that can be easily stained.
chrysopidae
chrysopoeia
chrysopoeia
noun
(alchemy) Transmutation into gold.
cinemograph
cinemograph
noun
(historical) An integrating anemometer.
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
circumplect
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cirripedial
cirripedial
adj
Relating to the cirripedians
cleistocarp
cleistocarp
noun
(botany) Synonym of cleistothecium
coappearing
coappearing
verb
present participle of coappear
cobblership
cobblership
noun
The realm or sphere of cobblers (shoe repairers).
codespairer
coeldership
colpeurysis
colpeurysis
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The dilation of the vagina, as by a colpeurynter.
comparative
comparative
adj
(obsolete) Comparable; bearing comparison.
Approximated by comparison; relative.
Of or relating to comparison.
Using comparison as a method of study, or founded on something using it.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Data used to make a comparison.
(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.
(grammar) A word in the comparative form.
(obsolete) An equal; a rival; a compeer.
(obsolete) One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit.
compendiary
competitors
competitors
noun
plural of competitor
competitory
competitory
adj
(dated) Acting in competition or rivalry.
competitrix
competitrix
noun
(rare) A female competitor.
complainers
complainers
noun
plural of complainer
compositure
compressing
compressing
verb
present participle of compress
compression
compression
noun
(astronomy) The deviation of a heavenly body from a spherical form.
(automotive) The cycle of an internal combustion engine during which the fuel and air mixture is compressed.
(computing) The process by which data is compressed.
(music) The electronic process by which any sound's gain is automatically controlled.
An increase in density; the act of compressing, or the state of being compressed; compaction.
compressive
compressive
adj
That compresses
comprisable
comprisable
adj
Able to be contained or classified.
comprizable
compromised
compromised
adj
Having been compromised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compromise
compromiser
compromiser
noun
One who compromises; especially, one who compromises readily