A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
acception
acception
noun
(obsolete) Acceptation; received meaning.
acopyrine
actinopod
actinopod
noun
(zoology) Any member of the variously ranked group Actinopoda of protozoa.
adaptions
adaptions
noun
plural of adaption
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adoptions
adoptions
noun
plural of adoption
aepyornis
agapornis
alispheno
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
altiplano
altiplano
noun
a high plateau
amphibion
amphicyon
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphinome
amphionic
amphitron
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anapnoeic
anaptotic
anaptotic
adj
(linguistics) Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic decay.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anatropia
anatropia
noun
(medicine) A disorder of the vision. Deviation of the visual axis of one eye upwards when the other eye is fixing; anaphoria.
(medicine) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anemopsis
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anglophil
anisopoda
annapolis
annapolis
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Maryland in the United States of America
The located in the above city.
anoopsias
anophoria
anospinal
anospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and spinal cord
anotropia
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
antipodal
antipodal
adj
On opposite sides of the globe; pertaining to antipodes
diametrically opposite
noun
(biology) One of the cells at the chalazal pole of an embryo sac.
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipodic
antipodic
adj
diametrically opposed; antipodean
antipolar
antipolar
adj
Diametrically opposed.
Relating to or located at an antipole.
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antitrope
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
anviltops
apatornis
aphidlion
aphislion
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
aplington
apocrenic
apodeipna
apolistan
apollonia
apollonic
apophonia
apophonic
apophonic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony.
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
applosion
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
appointee
appointee
noun
a person who is appointed
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
appointor
appointor
noun
(law) The person who selects the appointee.
appolonia
apportion
apportion
verb
(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
appulsion
appulsion
noun
(obsolete, rare) A driving or striking against; an appulse.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
aspidinol
aspidinol
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)butan-1-one found in the rhizome of the male fern
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
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.
auriphone
autopoint
axonolipa
ballpoint
ballpoint
noun
(colloquial) A ballpoint pen.
(sewing) A kind of needle with a rounded tip.
baptornis
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
biplosion
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
blowpoint
blowpoint
noun
(obsolete) A child's game of blowing small fragments of wood through a tube.
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bouphonia
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
canephori
canephroi
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
caparison
caparison
noun
Gay or rich clothing.
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
verb
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
capnodium
capnoides
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
capricorn
capricorn
Proper noun
Capricornus
The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 - January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 - February 14 (sidereal astrology).
Noun
Someone with a Capricorn star sign
captation
captation
noun
(obsolete) A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a captivating quality; an attraction
Misspelling of coaptation.
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpognia
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
chinnampo
cinephone
cioppinos
cioppinos
noun
plural of cioppino
ciphonies
cipollino
cipollino
noun
Alternative form of cipolin (“type of marble”)
citropten
citropten
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one found in oil of yellow citron.
closplint
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
cocaptain
cocaptain
noun
A joint captain.
verb
(transitive) To serve as joint captain(s) of.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
coinspire
compagnie
companias
companied
companied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of company
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
companion
companion
noun
(astronomy) A celestial object that is associated with another.
(attributive) An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.
(dated) A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
(figuratively) A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person.
(nautical) The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
(nautical) The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
(obsolete, derogatory) A fellow; a rogue.
(topology) A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.
verb
(obsolete) To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
(obsolete) To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compazine
compendia
compendia
noun
plural of compendium
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
compiling
compiling
verb
present participle of compile
complains
complains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain
complaint
complaint
noun
(law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
(law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
The act of complaining.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
compliant
compliant
adj
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.
complines
complines
noun
plural of compline
complying
complying
verb
present participle of comply
composing
composing
adj
Conducive of a composed state, relaxing.
verb
present participle of compose
comptonia
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.