(countable) An organization or person engaged in disseminating such propaganda.
(uncountable, also attributively) Political propaganda disseminated through art, drama, literature, etc., especially communist propaganda; (specifically, communism, historical) such propaganda formerly disseminated by the Department for Agitation and Propaganda of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, politics) To disseminate (something as) political propaganda, especially communist propaganda, through art, drama, literature, etc.
airdrops
airdrops
noun
plural of airdrop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airdrop
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airposts
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
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.
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
aphorise
aphorise
verb
(intransitive) To use aphorisms.
(transitive) To create an aphorism from.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aphorize
aphorize
verb
Alternative spelling of aphorise
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
apikores
apikoros
apikoros
noun
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
apocrita
aporetic
aporetic
adj
Tending to doubt.
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
aproctia
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
apteroid
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
atrophia
atrophia
noun
Archaic form of atrophy.
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
atropine
atropine
noun
(toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
atropins
atropism
atropism
noun
(pathology) atropine poisoning
atrypoid
atrypoid
adj
(biology) relating to, or characteristic of brachiopods of the genus Atrypa.
bhojpuri
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
biograph
biograph
noun
(rare) A biographical essay.
An early device to show moving pictures on a screen.
verb
(rare, transitive) To write a biography of.
biophore
biophore
noun
Alternative spelling of biophor
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biporose
biporous
boarship
bowsprit
bowsprit
noun
(nautical) A spar projecting over the prow of a sailing vessel to provide the means of adding sail surface.
bricktop
bridport
bridport
Proper noun
A town in Dorset, England
caponier
caponier
noun
(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.
capriola
capriole
capriole
noun
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
verb
(intransitive) To leap; to caper.
(transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
capriote
capronic
carpompi
cecropia
cecropia
noun
A large saturniid moth native to North America, Hyalophora cecropia, having distinctive red, white and black markings on the wings
Any tree of the genus Cecropia.
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
chiropod
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
citicorp
coexpire
colstrip
compiler
compiler
noun
(software compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
One who compiles.
complier
complier
noun
One who complies or obeys.
comprint
comprint
verb
(UK, law, obsolete) To reprint without permission a work belonging to another.
To print together.
comprise
comprise
verb
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
To contain or embrace.
comprize
comprize
verb
Archaic form of comprise.
comptoir
conspire
conspire
verb
(intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results.
(transitive) To work together to bring about.
cooperia
copremia
copremia
noun
Alternative form of copræmia
copremic
copremic
adj
Relating to, or suffering from, copremia.
coprides
coprinae
coprince
coprince
noun
Any of a group of princes who govern jointly, as in Andorra.
coprinus
coproite
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
cornpipe
coscript
coscript
verb
To write (a script) together with someone
couperin
croppies
croppies
noun
plural of croppie
plural of croppy
cropping
cropping
noun
(agriculture) The growing of crops.
(mining) An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
verb
present participle of crop
cropshin
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
croupier
croupier
noun
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cypriote
cypriots
cyrtopia
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
diaspora
diaspora
noun
(by extension) Any similar dispersion.
(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.
(historical) The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
diaspore
diaspore
noun
(botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
diopters
diopters
noun
plural of diopter
dioptral
dioptral
adj
Synonym of dioptric
dioptres
dioptres
noun
plural of dioptre
dioptric
dioptric
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being seen through.
(obsolete) Pertaining to a diopter.
Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
noun
(in the plural) The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
A dioptric telescope.
dipropyl
dipropyl
noun
(chemistry) One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals.
diprotic
diprotic
adj
(chemistry, of an acid or base) Tending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution.
dipteroi
dipteroi
noun
plural of dipteros
dipteron
dipteros
dipteros
noun
(architecture) A building with double peristyle or colonnade.
disponer
disponer
noun
(law, Scotland) One who legally transfers his or her own property to another.
disports
disports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disport
disporum
disposer
disposer
noun
One who disposes.
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
disprove
disprove
verb
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
dorippid
dorippid
noun
(zoology) Any crab in the family Dorippidae.
droopier
droopier
adj
comparative form of droopy: more droopy
droopily
droopily
adv
In a droopy manner.
drooping
drooping
adj
That droops or droop.
noun
An instance of something drooping.
verb
present participle of droop
dropkick
dropkick
noun
(Australia, derogatory, informal) An unintelligent or useless person.
(professional wrestling) a kick made to the opponent by leaping into the air and kicking with both feet before dropping to the ground.
(soccer) kicking where the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.
verb
to make a dropkick
to score via a dropkick
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
dropline
dropline
noun
A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks.
dropling
dropping
dropping
noun
(usually in the plural) A piece of animal excrement; dung.
Something dropped; a droplet.
The act of something that drops or falls.
verb
present participle of drop
dropsied
dropsied
adj
Diseased with dropsy (edema).
dropsies
dropsies
noun
plural of dropsy
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
drypoint
drypoint
noun
(countable) A print made using this technique.
(countable) The needle used in this technique.
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated
ekphoria
emporial
emporium
emporium
noun
(also figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
(also figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
(by extension, obsolete) The brain.
(historical) A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
emprison
emprison
verb
Obsolete form of imprison.
ensporia
entropic
entropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
epilator
epilator
noun
An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
epimeron
epimeron
noun
(entomology) In insects, the lateral piece behind the episternum.
(zoology) In crustaceans, the part of the side of a somite external to the basal joint of each appendage.
epiphora
epiphora
noun
(botany) Polystachya (a genus of orchids).
(medicine) Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
(rhetoric) epistrophe
epiproct
epiproct
noun
(entomology) Lateral lobes of the proctiger.
epirotic
epispore
epispore
noun
(botany) The thickish outer coat of certain spores.
epitrope
epitrope
noun
(rhetoric) A figure by which permission is either seriously or ironically granted to someone to do what he or she proposes to do, e.g. He that is unjust, let him be unjust still.
ereption
ereption
noun
(obscure) A sudden snatching away.
eruption
eruption
noun
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
eryopsid
euphoria
euphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender euphoria.
An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
eupyrion
eupyrion
noun
(archaic, historical) A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.
europium
europium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Eu) with an atomic number of 63.
eutropic
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
fairhope
fairport
fireplow
firestop
firestop
noun
(construction) A fire block.
(construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
floppier
floppier
adj
comparative form of floppy: more floppy
footgrip
forcipal
forcipal
adj
Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.