(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
ammophila
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amphibali
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibion
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicyon
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphinome
amphionic
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amphiscii
amphiscii
noun
amphiscians
amphisile
amphissus
amphitene
amphitoky
amphitron
amphitruo
amphophil
amphophil
noun
(cytology) Any amphophilic cell
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
camphanic
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
campholic
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
caphtorim
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
champlain
champlain
Proper noun
from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat.
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chimalapa
chinnampo
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chumships
chumships
noun
plural of chumship
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophile
demophile
noun
A friend of the people.
A person who likes people, especially crowds of people.
diaphragm
diaphragm
noun
(acoustics) In a speaker, the thin, semi-rigid membrane which vibrates to produce sound.
(anatomy) Any of various membranes or sheets of muscle or ligament which separate one cavity from another.
(anatomy) In mammals, a sheet of muscle separating the thorax from the abdomen, contracted and relaxed in respiration to draw air into and expel air from the lungs; also called thoracic diaphragm.
(chemistry) A permeable or semipermeable membrane.
(construction) A floor slab, metal wall panel, roof panel or the like, having a sufficiently large in-plane shear stiffness and sufficient strength to transmit horizontal forces to resisting systems.
(mechanics) A flexible membrane separating two chambers and fixed around its periphery that distends into one or other chamber as the difference in the pressure in the chambers varies.
(optics, photography) A thin opaque structure with a central aperture, used to limit the passage of light into a camera or similar device.
A contraceptive device consisting of a flexible cup, used to cover the cervix during intercourse.
verb
(optics, photography) To reduce lens aperture using an optical diaphragm.
To act as a diaphragm, for example by vibrating.
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
elaphrium
embaphium
emeership
empathies
empathies
noun
plural of empathy
empathize
empathize
verb
(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
emphasise
emphasise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of emphasize
emphasize
emphasize
verb
(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
ephemeric
ephemeric
adj
ephemeral
ephemerid
ephemerid
noun
Any mayfly in the family Ephemeridae.
ephemeris
ephemeris
noun
(astronomy, nautical) A table giving the apparent position of celestial bodies throughout the year; normally given as right ascension and declination.
(obsolete) A journal or diary.
Computer software that calculates the apparent position of celestial bodies.
ephippium
ephippium
noun
(anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
(zoology) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
ephymnium
epimorpha
epiphragm
epiphragm
noun
(botany) The dilated apex of the columella in urn mosses.
(zoology) A dry layer of mucus used by a snail or mollusk to seal itself inside its shell during hibernation.
epirrhema
epirrhema
noun
An address, usually dealing with public affairs, spoken by the leader of the chorus after the parabasis in an Ancient Greek comedy.
epirrheme
epithamia
eumorphic
eumorphic
adj
In which the original (normal) shape is preserved
eupheemia
euphemiah
euphemian
euphemise
euphemise
verb
Alternative spelling of euphemize
euphemism
euphemism
noun
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
euphemist
euphemist
noun
One who uses euphemisms.
euphemize
euphemize
verb
(intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
(transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
euphremia
euphuisms
euphuisms
noun
plural of euphuism
europhium
gomphosis
gomphosis
noun
(anatomy) a type of fibrous, immovable joint such as the one between the teeth and the alveolar bone
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guelphism
haemophil
hammurapi
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
hampshire
hampshire
Proper noun
A maritime county in the south of England bordered by Berkshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Dorset, Wiltshire and the English Channel and the separating it from the Isle of Wight; the county town is Winchester.
hemaphein
hemiglyph
hemiglyph
noun
(architecture) The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the Doric order.
hemimorph
hemiopsia
hemiopsia
noun
Alternative spelling of hemianopsia
hemipenis
hemipenis
noun
(zoology) Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue.
hemiplane
hemiplegy
hemiplegy
noun
Dated form of hemiplegia.
hemipodan
hemipodii
hemiprism
hemiprism
noun
A half-prism.
hemiptera
hemipters
hemipters
noun
plural of hemipter
hemiramph
hemispasm
hemispasm
noun
(pathology) A spasm that affects only one side of the body
hemitrope
hemitrope
adj
Half turned round; half inverted; (crystallography) having a twinned structure.
noun
(crystallography) A twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.
hemitropy
hemitropy
noun
(crystallography) Twin composition in crystals.
hemitypic
hemopexis
hemophile
herpetism
herpetism
noun
(medicine) dartrous diathesis
hippidium
hippiedom
hippiedom
noun
The state or quality of being a hippie.
hippocamp
hippocamp
noun
(Greek mythology) A mythological creature, a cross between a horse and a fish.
hippodame
hippodame
noun
(obsolete, rare, mythology) A sea horse or hippocampus.
hippotomy
hippotomy
noun
The branch of anatomy that deals with horses.
hispanism
hispanism
Noun
The study of the language or culture.
a Spanish word, phrase or idiom used in another language
homophile
homophile
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the “homophile movement”, a gay activist movement.
(dated) Homosexual, gay or lesbian, having a sexual or romantic preference for persons of one's own gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
noun
(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.
homopolic
homotopic
homotopic
adj
(neuroscience) Having to do with or being a part of the correspondent region in the other brain hemisphere.
(phonetics, rare) Homorganic.
(topology, of two continuous maps) Such that there is a homotopy (a continuous deformation) taking one to the other.
homotypic
homotypic
adj
(botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily refer to the same taxon.
hospitium
hospitium
noun
(obsolete) An inn; a lodging; a hospice.
(obsolete, law) An Inn of Court.
humpiness
humpiness
noun
The quality of being humpy.
hyperemia
hyperemia
noun
(pathology) excess of blood in a body part.
hyperemic
hyperemic
adj
Pertaining to, or exhibiting hyperemia; congested with blood.
hypericum
hypericum
noun
(botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John's worts.
hyphemias
hyphenism
hyphenism
noun
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
hypnotism
hypnotism
noun
The art of inducing hypnosis.
hypohemia
hypohemia
noun
(medicine) A deficiency of blood.
hypomania
hypomania
noun
(medicine) A mild form of mania, especially the phase of several mood disorders characterized by euphoria or hyperactivity.
hypomanic
hypomanic
adj
afflicted with a mild state of mania
noun
A person afflicted with hypomania.
hyponomic
hyponomic
adj
Of or relating to the hyponome
hyponymic
hyponymic
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponyms.
hypothami
hypoxemia
hypoxemia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal deficiency in the concentration of oxygen in the blood, be it the partial pressure of oxygen (mm Hg), the content of oxygen (ml oxygen per dl of blood) or the per cent saturation of the blood's hemoglobin, singly or in combination.
hypoxemic
hypoxemic
adj
Relating to, or afflicted with, hypoxemia.
impeached
impeached
verb
(United States Law) Removed from office in accordance with Article II, Section 4 of the United States Constitution.