The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aftership
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
airphobia
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphitron
amphitruo
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anophoria
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
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.
aphrolite
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhais
arabophil
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archpiece
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
auriphone
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
bephilter
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
brideship
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
canephori
canephroi
caphtorim
carpathia
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
catharpin
catharpin
noun
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chapitral
chaprassi
chaprassi
noun
Alternative form of chaprasi
cheiropod
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chippered
chippered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chipper
chipproof
chirapsia
chirapsia
noun
massage as a form of therapy
chiropody
chiropody
noun
(medicine) The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the feet (and formerly the hands)
chiropter
chiropter
noun
A member of the order Chiroptera, a bat
chirotype
chirpiest
chirpiest
adj
superlative form of chirpy: most chirpy
chirpling
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chirruper
chirruper
noun
One who chirrups.
chloropia
choephori
christoph
chrysopid
chrysopid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the green lacewing family Chrysopidae.
chuprassi
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
cirrhopod
cirrhopod
noun
Archaic form of cirriped.
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
copperish
copperish
adj
Like copper; coppery.
coprolith
coprolith
noun
(rare) coprolite
fecaloma
copyright
copyright
noun
(countable) Such an exclusive right as it pertains to one or more specific works.
(uncountable) The right by law to be the entity which determines who may publish, copy and distribute a piece of writing, music, picture or other work of authorship.
(uncountable, informal, nonstandard) A violation of copyright law; copyright infringement.
verb
(transitive or intransitive) To obtain or secure a copyright for some literary or other artistic work.
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
courtship
courtship
noun
(by extension) The behaviour exhibited by an animal to attract a mate.
(countable, uncountable, obsolete) Elegance or propriety of manners fitting for a court; courtliness; (by extension) courteous or polite behaviour; courtesy.
(figuratively) The act of trying to solicit a favour or support from someone.
(obsolete) The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc.
(uncountable, obsolete) The pursuit of being a courtier, such as exercising diplomacy, finesse, etc.; also, the artifices and intrigues of a court; courtcraft.
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
criophore
criophore
noun
A statue or other representation of a person carrying a ram.
cristophe
crotaphic
cryophile
cryophile
noun
(ecology) an organism that thrives at low temperatures
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
dasiphora
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
diagraphs
diagraphs
noun
plural of diagraph
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.
diaporthe
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
dimorphic
dimorphic
adj
exhibiting dimorphism
occurring or existing in two different forms
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
disparish
donorship
donorship
noun
the state of being a donor
dortiship
droplight
droplight
noun
Alternative spelling of drop light
dysphoria
dysphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender dysphoria.
A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
dysphoric
dysphoric
adj
Causing dysphoria
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria.
noun
Such a person
dysraphia
dysraphia
noun
dysraphism
earlships
earlships
noun
plural of earlship
ecphoriae
ecphorias
ecphorias
noun
plural of ecphoria
ecphorize
ecphrasis
ecphrasis
noun
Alternative spelling of ekphrasis
eidograph
eidograph
noun
An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of pantograph.
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ekphorize
elaphrium
eldership
eldership
noun
Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
The position or office of being an elder.
The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
emeership
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.
enciphers
enciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encipher
endorphin
endorphin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
eparchial
eparchial
adj
Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
eparchies
eparchies
noun
plural of eparchy
ephedrine
ephedrine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.
ephedrins
ephedrins
noun
plural of ephedrin
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.
ephorship
ephorship
noun
The role or status of ephor.
ephraitic
ephydriad
ephydriad
noun
(rare) A dryad, a water nymph.
epichoric
epichoric
adj
Of or pertaining to a specific location; local (especially with reference to forms of the Ancient Greek alphabet).
epicurish
epicurish
adj
epicurean
epigraphs
epigraphs
noun
plural of epigraph
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
epihydric
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.