(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood
achromic
achromic
adj
(sciences) Uncoloured; not pigmented; lacking in colour.
amiranha
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amorphia
amorphia
noun
Synonym of amorphism
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
archaism
archaism
noun
An archaic word, style, etc.
The adoption or imitation of archaic words or style.
archmime
arithmic
armchair
armchair
adj
(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
(figuratively) Unqualified or uninformed but yet giving advice, especially on technical issues, such as law, architecture, medicine, military theory, or sports; relating to such advice.
noun
A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.
Hypernyms: chair, furniture
verb
To create based on theory or general knowledge rather than data.
To theorize based on analysis of data that was gathered previously; to reflect.
arthemis
arythmia
arythmia
noun
Alternative form of arrhythmia
arythmic
arythmic
adj
Alternative spelling of arrhythmic
ashimmer
ashimmer
adj
Shimmering; covered (with something shimmering).
athermic
athermic
adj
(chemistry, of a chemical reaction) involving no enthalpy exchange
(medicine) without an increase in temperature
resistant to heat passing through; heat-resistant, heatproof
athyrium
besmirch
besmirch
verb
(transitive) To tarnish something, especially someone's reputation.
(transitive, literary) To make dirty.
bhumidar
bichrome
bichrome
adj
Having two colours
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bioherms
bioherms
noun
plural of bioherm
birchism
birchman
birthdom
birthdom
noun
Privilege of birth; one's inheritance; birthright.
The land of one's birth.
bothrium
bothrium
noun
(zoology) A tentacle; a nerve ending that has a similar morphology
brachium
brachium
noun
(anatomy) The upper arm.
brahmaic
brahmani
brahmins
brahmins
noun
plural of brahmin
brahmism
brimhall
buhrmill
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.
(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
A person presiding over a meeting.
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
verb
To serve as chairman.
chairmen
chairmen
noun
plural of chairman
charisma
charisma
noun
(Christianity) An extraordinary power granted by the Holy Spirit.
Personal charm or magnetism.
The ability to influence without the use of logic.
charisms
charmain
charmian
charmine
charming
charming
adj
Delightful in a playful way which avoids responsibility or seriousness, as if attracting through a magical charm.
Pleasant, charismatic.
noun
The casting of a magical charm.
verb
present participle of charm
charmion
chartism
chartism
noun
(finance) The practices and methodologies of chartists.
chemarin
cheremis
chermish
cherubim
cherubim
noun
A cherub.
chilmark
chimaera
chimaera
noun
A cartilaginous marine fish in the subclass Holocephali and especially the order Chimaeriformes, with a blunt snout, long tail, and a spine before the first dorsal fin
Alternative spelling of chimera
chimeral
chimeral
adj
Of or pertaining to a chimera (in all senses)
chimeras
chimeras
noun
plural of chimera
chimeres
chimeres
noun
plural of chimere
chimeric
chimeric
adj
(genetics) Pertaining to a genetic chimera.
Imaginary, fanciful.
Like a chimera.
chirimen
chirimen
noun
Japanese raw silk crêpe, widely used to make kimono.
chirimia
chirimia
noun
(music) A Peruvian form of oboe / shawm
chirming
chirming
verb
present participle of chirm
chiromys
chironym
choirman
choirman
noun
A male chorister (in a church choir)
choriamb
choriamb
noun
A choriambus.
chorioma
chorioma
noun
(pathology) A trophoblastic proliferation
chrimsel
chrimsel
noun
Alternative form of chremsel
chrismal
chrismal
adj
Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.
noun
A veil used in christening.
A vessel for holding chrism; a chrismatory.
chrisman
chrismon
chrismon
noun
(palaeography) A stylised siglum or character interpreted as an invocation of Christ in Merovingian and Carolingian documents.
A Christmas decoration with explicitly Christian religious symbolism.
A Christogram.
chrisoms
chrisoms
noun
plural of chrisom
chromide
chromide
noun
Any of various cichlid fishes found in Asia.
chroming
chroming
noun
(Australia) The act of inhaling the fumes of substances such as glue or paint, usually by sniffing them from a paper bag or bottle, with the aim of getting intoxicated.
verb
present participle of chrome
chromism
chromism
noun
chromatism
chromite
chromite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown mineral species with the formula FeCr₂O₄.
Any member of the chromite-magnesiochromite series that is a mixed oxide of iron, magnesium and chromium with the formula (Fe,Mg)Cr₂O₄. It is a commercial source of chromium.
chromium
chromium
noun
A chemical element (symbol Cr) with an atomic number of 24: a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal.
chromize
chromize
verb
(transitive) To chrome; to treat with chromium.
chronium
chummier
chummier
adj
comparative form of chummy: more chummy
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
didrachm
didrachm
noun
Alternative form of didrachma
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
discharm
discharm
verb
(transitive) To remove the charm, or power of a charm, from.
dishumor
dishumor
noun
Alternative form of dishumour
dismarch
dismarch
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To march away.
drachmai
dreamish
dreamish
adj
Resembling a dream or the state of dreaming.
drumfish
drumfish
noun
Any fish of the family Sciaenidae; they make a loud noise by means of an air bladder.
durkheim
embright
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
emmerich
emperish
ephrayim
erethism
erethism
noun
(pathology) Abnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
A neurological disorder arising from mercury poisoning, leading to irritability, depression, etc.
Any unusual or morbid overexcitement.
etherism
etherism
noun
(medicine, archaic) The state of intoxication caused by ether.
ethrogim
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grimhild
grimmish
grimmish
adj
Somewhat grim.
grithman
groomish
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gurmukhi
gurmukhi
Proper noun
An abugida script, or writing system, designed for writing the Punjabi language, and subsequently also adapted to write other lects, such as Braj Bhasha, Hindi, Sanskrit and Sindhi.
haeremai
hairmeal
hairworm
hairworm
noun
A nematomorph.
hamartia
hamartia
noun
(Christianity) Sin.
(Greek drama) The tragic flaw of the protagonist in a literary tragedy.
(pathology) A focal malformation consisting of disorganized arrangement of tissue types.
hamiform
hamiform
adj
(conchology) Curved at the extremity.
Shaped like a hook.
hamshire
haremism
haremism
noun
The practice of keeping a harem.
haremlik
haremlik
noun
A harem.
harmalin
harmalin
noun
Alternative form of harmaline
harmines
harmines
noun
plural of harmine
harminic
harmonia
harmonia
noun
(music) A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
harmonic
harmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation an even number of generations distant from a particular person.
(mathematics) used to characterize various mathematical entities or relationships supposed to bear some resemblance to musical consonance
(phonology) Exhibiting or applying constraints on what vowels (e.g. front/back vowels only) may be found near each other and sometimes in the entire word.
pertaining to harmony
pleasant to hear; harmonious; melodious
recurring periodically
noun
(CB radio slang) One's child.
(mathematics) One of a class of functions that enter into the development of the potential of a nearly spherical mass due to its attraction.
(music) The place where, on a bowed string instrument, a note in the harmonic series of a particular string can be played without the fundamental present.
(physics) A component frequency of the signal of a wave that is an integer multiple of the fundamental frequency.
harmonie
harriman
haulmier
hebraism
hebraism
Noun
the identification of a usage, trait, or characteristic of the Hebrew language. By successive extension it is sometimes applied to the Jewish people, their faith, national ideology, or culture.
Excessive use of expressions derived from Hebrew
heirdoms
heirdoms
noun
plural of heirdom
heirloom
heirloom
noun
(horticulture) An old crop variety that has been passed down through generations of farmers by seed saving and cultivation, in contrast to modern cultivars used in large-scale agriculture.
A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.
hemicarp
hemicarp
noun
(botany) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemiform
hemihdry
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hemitery
heredium
heremeit
herkimer
hermetic
hermetic
adj
(chiefly capitalized) One who follows/worships Hermes.
(chiefly capitalized) Pertaining to Hermes Trismegistus or the writings attributed to him.
(chiefly capitalized, Greek mythology) Pertaining ancient Greek Olympian God Hermes
Hermetically sealed.
Isolated, away from outside influence.
Pertaining to alchemy or occult practices; magical, alchemical.
hermidin
herminia
herminie
hermione
hermitic
hermitic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or typical of a hermit
hermitry
hermitry
noun
(countable) The secluded place where a hermit dwells; hermitage.
(uncountable) The state of living as a hermit.
heroisms
heroisms
noun
plural of heroism
heterism
heteromi
highmoor
highmore
himwards
himyaric
himyaric
Adjective
Of or relating to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, or to his successors or people; applied especially to certain ancient inscriptions showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic language.