(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
ablepharia
ablepharia
noun
(medicine) A congenital absence or reduction in size of eyelids.
ablepharon
ablepharon
noun
(medicine) ablepharia
ablepharus
acrophobia
acrophobia
noun
phobia or strong fear of being high above ground level
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
amphibrach
amphibrach
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot in ancient Greek or Latin consisting of two short syllables surrounding one long one (e.g. amāta).
(prosody) A metrical foot in modern prosody, consisting of three syllables, the middle one of which is stressed (e.g. Jamaica).
apabhramsa
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
ashipboard
ashipboard
adv
on shipboard
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
bahawalpur
bahawalpur
Proper noun
A city in West Punjab in Pakistan.
The district surrounding this city.
The administrative division of Pakistan which contains this district.
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barhopping
barhopping
verb
present participle of barhop
barographs
barographs
noun
plural of barograph
barophobia
barophobia
noun
An abnormal fear of gravity.
baryphonia
baryphonic
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beterschap
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biographic
biographic
adj
biographical
biomorphic
biomorphic
adj
Having the appearance of a biomorph; representing a living organism rather than an artistic or pragmatic ideal.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
birthplace
birthplace
noun
(by extension) The location where something was created or devised.
The location where a person was born.
bishopbird
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blepharism
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolography
borophenol
brachiopod
brachiopod
noun
Any of many marine invertebrates, of the phylum Brachiopoda, that have bivalve dorsal and ventral shells with two tentacle-bearing arms that capture food
brachypnea
branchipus
branchport
brehonship
brewership
brihaspati
brihaspati
Proper noun
The name of the priest of the Gods.
The planet Jupiter.
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bromphenol
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
cipherable
cipherable
adj
able to be ciphered (calculated)
cnibophore
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
dermophobe
doraphobia
doraphobia
noun
The fear of touching the fur or skin of an animal.
ecphorable
ecphorable
adj
Able to be retrieved by the process of ecphoria.
ergophobia
ergophobia
noun
A fear or aversion to work
ergophobic
ergophobic
adj
averse to doing work
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
hopperburn
hopperburn
noun
damage to plants as a result of infestation by planthoppers
hydrophobe
hydrophobe
noun
(chemistry) A hydrophobic compound or material
hydrophoby
hydrophoby
noun
Archaic form of hydrophobia.
hyperbaric
hyperbaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing greater than normal pressure (as of oxygen).
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hyperbolae
hyperbolae
noun
plural of hyperbola
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hyperbolic
hyperbolic
adj
(geometry, topology, of an automorphism) Whose domain has two (possibly ideal) fixed points joined by a line mapped to itself by translation.
(mathematics, of a metric space or a geometry) Having negative curvature or sectional curvature.
(topology) Of, pertaining to, or in a hyperbolic space (a space having negative curvature or sectional curvature).
(vision, of a perceived color) Having a saturation exceeding 100%.
Indicates that the specified function is a hyperbolic function rather than a trigonometric function.
Of or pertaining to a hyperbola.
Of or relating to hyperbole.
Using hyperbole: exaggerated.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hypobarism
labiograph
membership
membership
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
The body of members of an organization.
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
negrophobe
negrophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Negrophobe
ombrograph
ombrophile
ombrophile
noun
(botany) Any plant that flourishes in a rainy environment
ombrophily
ombrophily
noun
The condition of being ombrophilous
ombrophobe
ombrophoby
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
peachberry
perishable
perishable
adj
Liable to perish, especially naturally subject to quick decomposition or decay.
noun
(in the plural) food that does not keep for long.
That which perishes or is short-lived.
perishably
perishably
adv
In a perishable manner.
phippsburg
phlebogram
phlebogram
noun
a venogram
phraseable
phraseable
adj
Alternative form of phrasable
pittsburgh
pittsburgh
Proper noun
A city in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Allegheny County.
podobranch
podobranch
noun
(zoology) One of the branchiae attached to the bases of the legs in crustaceans.
polybranch
polyhybrid
polyhybrid
noun
a hybrid whose parents differ in several ways
preachable
preachable
adj
Capable of being preached.
preboyhood
prebreathe
preexhibit
preinhabit
prepublish
prepublish
verb
To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
probathing
prohibited
prohibited
adj
Forbidden; unallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
prohibiter
prohibiter
noun
One who prohibits or forbids.
prohibitor
prohibitor
noun
One who prohibits.
prohibitum
prosabbath
publishers
publishers
noun
plural of publisher
puckerbush
punchboard
punchboard
noun
A board, having a number of holes filled with slips of paper, once used as a form of lottery
pyrophobia
pyrophobia
noun
An fear or hatred of fire or flames.
rabbinship
reprohibit
reprohibit
verb
(rare, transitive) To prohibit (something) again.
russophobe
russophobe
Noun
Someone who fears or hates Russians or Russian influence.
rypophobia
scribeship
scribeship
noun
The state or business of a scribe.
serbophile
serbophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Serbophile
serbophobe
sharpsburg
sheepberry
sheepberry
noun
Its edible fruit.
The plant Viburnum lentago, native to the northeastern and midwestern United States and southern Canada.
sheepbiter
sheepbiter
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of sheep-biter
shipboards
shipboards
noun
plural of shipboard
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subphratry
subphratry
noun
A clan, a subdivision of a phratry.
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
subspheric
superabhor
taurophobe
thumbprint
thumbprint
noun
A print, mark or impression made by a thumb.
triphibian
triphibian
adj
Designed to travel on land, air or sea
noun
A craft that can travel on land, air and sea.
turkophobe
upbrighten
upbrighten
verb
(transitive, intransitive, poetic) To make or become brighter.
vibraharps
vibraharps
noun
plural of vibraharp
vibraphone
vibraphone
noun
A percussion instrument with a double row of tuned metal bars, each above the tubular resonator containing a motor-driven rotating vane, giving a vibrato effect.