(biology) Not having a proto-spinal chord at any stage of development.
achyrodes
acidophil
acidophil
noun
(immunology) An eosinophil; a white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
One of the endocrine acidophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including somatotrophs and lactotrophs.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adhesions
adhesions
noun
plural of adhesion
adhocracy
adhocracy
noun
(business, organizational theory) An organizational system designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of the moment rather than excessively bureaucratic.
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
adulthood
adulthood
noun
The state or condition of a human being once it has reached physical maturity, and is presumed to have reached a state of psychological maturity, to wit: once it has become an adult.
The time period of a human being's majority; the time during which a human being has reached physical maturity, and ending with its death.
aforehand
aforehand
adj
Beforehand in condition; forehanded.
adv
(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterhold
aldershot
aldershot
Proper noun
A town in Hampshire, England.
almohades
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
angelhood
angelhood
noun
The state of being an angel.
angrbodha
anhedonia
anhedonia
noun
(medicine, psychiatry) The inability to feel pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, such as exercise, hobbies, music, sexual activities or social interactions.
anhedonic
anhedonic
adj
(psychiatry, also figuratively) Showing anhedonia; having no capacity to feel pleasure.
noun
(psychiatry) A person who has anhedonia.
anhydrous
anhydrous
adj
(chemistry) Having no water of crystallization.
Having little or no water.
ankerhold
antheroid
antheroid
adj
Resembling an anther.
anthodium
anthodium
noun
(botany) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into an involucrate head.
aphidious
aphidlion
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
arachnoid
arachnoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the arachnoid mater.
(arachnology, relational) Relating to or resembling spiders.
Relating to or resembling spider webs; covered with or composed of soft loose hairs or fibers.
noun
(astronomy) A round network of fractures in the crust of Venus.
(neuroanatomy) Ellipsis of arachnoid mater..
An arachnid.
archdemon
archdemon
noun
(religion) A chief demon; an archdevil.
archibold
archidome
arianrhod
arrhenoid
arrowhead
arrowhead
noun
(symbol) The pointed part of an arrow.
(weaponry) The pointed part of an arrow.
Any plant in the genus Sagittaria.
arthrodia
arthrodia
noun
(anatomy) A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect ball and socket joint.
arthrodic
arthrodic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to arthrodia.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
athetoids
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
aunthoods
babyhoods
babyhoods
noun
plural of babyhood
badmouths
badmouths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of badmouth
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
bartholdi
bashawdom
basihyoid
basihyoid
noun
(anatomy) The central tongue bone.
beachwood
beadhouse
beadhouse
noun
(historical) An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their benefactors.
bearhound
bearhound
noun
A dog for baiting or hunting bears.
beasthood
beasthood
noun
The property or state of being a beast.
beclothed
beclothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beclothe
bedehouse
bedehouse
noun
Alternative form of beadhouse
beechwood
beechwood
noun
A wood largely populated with beech trees.
The wood of beech trees (Fagus spp.).
beholders
beholders
noun
plural of beholder
beholding
beholding
adj
Obsolete form of beholden.
noun
The act by which something is beheld; regard; contemplation.
verb
present participle of behold
bellehood
bellehood
noun
The state or period of being a belle.
beshadows
beshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshadow
beshouted
beshouted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beshout
beshrouds
beshrouds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beshroud
besoothed
besoothed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besoothe
bethorned
betrothed
betrothed
adj
Engaged to be married.
noun
One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of betroth
billyhood
biohazard
biohazard
noun
A biological hazard; a source of risk due to some biological factor such as bacteria or human waste.
birchwood
birchwood
noun
(countable) A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.).
(uncountable) The wood from a birch tree.
birdhouse
birdhouse
noun
A small house for birds.
An aviary.
birdshots
birdshots
noun
plural of birdshot
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
blechnoid
blockhead
blockhead
noun
(colloquial) A stupid person.
A sideshow performer who hammers nails or similar items through his or her nostril into the nasal cavity; human blockhead.
verb
(rare) To behave in a stupid manner.
To perform as a human blockhead.
bloodbath
bloodbath
noun
(figuratively) An upset (as of a game with unexpected results, or a national presidential convention) or heavy defeat.
(figuratively, business) A large financial loss or massive layoff brought about by negative economic conditions.
(sports) An aggressive or very violent contest or confrontation.
A bath taken in warm blood used as a restorative or medical treatment.
Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.
bloodshed
bloodshed
noun
(literally) The shedding or spilling of blood.
(obsolete) A bloodshot condition or appearance; an effusion of blood in the eye.
(obsolete) The shedding of one's own blood; specifically, the death of Christ.
A slaughter; destruction of life, notably on a large scale.
bloodshot
bloodshot
adj
(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.
blowhards
blowhards
noun
plural of blowhard
boarhound
boarhound
noun
A large dog, descended from breeds originally used to hunt boars.
bodenheim
bodycheck
bodycheck
noun
Alternative spelling of body check
bodyshirt
boltheads
boltheads
noun
plural of bolthead
boneheads
boneheads
noun
plural of bonehead
boschveld
botchedly
botchedly
adv
In a clumsy manner.
bothridia
bothridia
noun
plural of bothridium
bothsided
boucharde
bowdichia
boxhauled
boxhauled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boxhaul
boxholder
boxholder
noun
A renter of a post office box.
An owner of a box in a theatre/theater, stadium, etc.
brickhood
bridehood
bridehood
noun
The state or condition of being a bride.
broadhead
broadhead
noun
(bowhunting) A flat arrowhead with razor-sharp sides, intended to kill prey by causing severe bleeding.
broadhorn
broadhorn
noun
(nautical) Synonym of flatboat
brothered
brothered
noun
Alternative form of brotherred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brother
brushwood
brushwood
noun
Branches and twigs fallen from trees and shrubs.
Small trees and shrubs.
buckhound
buckhound
noun
(UK) A hound for deer hunting.
cardhouse
cardhouse
noun
(countable) A business establishment that hosts card-playing, especially one where patrons play poker.
(countable) Synonym of house of cards (any sense).
(uncountable) A structure of plate-like mineral deposits that rest on each other's edges, similar to a cardhouse.
catchword
catchword
noun
(printing, historical) A word under the right-hand side of the last line on a book page that repeats the first word on the following page.
(theater) The last word of a speech, serving as a cue for the next speaker.
A word or expression repeated until it becomes representative of a party, school, business, or point of view.
cephaloid
cephaloid
adj
Shaped like the head or the brain.
chadbourn
chaetodon
chaetodon
noun
butterflyfish (of the genus Chaetodon)
chaetopod
chaetopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) Any of the Chaetopoda, an invertebrate phylum (more or less equivalent to the modern Annelida) made up of groups characterized by lateral bundles of bristles called chaetae used for locomotion.
chalcedon
chaldrons
chaldrons
noun
plural of chaldron
chamoised
chamoised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chamois
chancroid
chancroid
noun
(pathology) A sexually transmitted infection, caused by bacteria of species Haemophilus ducreyi, characterized by painful sores on the genitalia.
A sore characteristic of this infection.
charioted
charioted
adj
Furnished with, or located in, a chariot.
chauldron
cheiropod
chelodina
chelodine
cheloniid
cheloniid
noun
(zoology) Any sea turtle in the family Cheloniidae.
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
chevroned
chevroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chevron
chickhood
chickhood
noun
The period of being a chick (young bird).
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chignoned
chignoned
adj
(of hair) Arranged in a chignon.
childhood
childhood
noun
(by extension) The early stages of development of something.
(chiefly uncountable) The state of being a child.
The time during which one is a child, from between infancy and puberty.
childwold
chilidogs
chilidogs
noun
plural of chilidog
chilopoda
chilopods
chilopods
noun
plural of chilopod
chinoidin
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chitinoid
chitinoid
adj
Resembling chitin.
chlordane
chlordane
noun
(organic chemistry) A very toxic chlorinated polycyclic hydrocarbon once used as an insecticide.
chlordans
chlordans
noun
plural of chlordan
chlorider
chlorides
chlorides
noun
plural of chloride
chloridic
chloridic
adj
Of, containing, or relating to a chloride.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokeweed
choledoch
choledoch
noun
(anatomy) The common bile duct
choleroid
choleroid
adj
Like cholera; choleriform.
choloidic
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chondrite
chondrite
noun
A meteorite consisting of rock containing chondrules.
chondroid
chondroid
adj
Resembling cartilage
noun
(surgery) A "stone" formed of pus present in guttural pouches
chondroma
chondroma
noun
(medicine) A benign tumour formed from cartilage cells
chondrule
chondrule
noun
A small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.