Held to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
noun
(typography) Something written or printed immediately after another character and aligned with it.
A feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
verb
(transitive) To hold (a person) to service as attached to the soil; said of feudal serfs.
agitprop
agitprop
noun
(countable) An instance of such propaganda.
(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.
airports
airports
noun
plural of airport
airposts
airstrip
airstrip
noun
An aircraft landing field, usually with one runway and only basic facilities.
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
antipart
antirape
antirape
adj
Opposed to rape
apaturia
aperient
aperient
adj
Having a gentle laxative effect.
noun
A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
aperitif
aperitif
noun
Alternative form of apéritif
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
apiarist
apiarist
noun
beekeeper
apocrita
aporetic
aporetic
adj
Tending to doubt.
apractic
apractic
adj
(neurology) Relating to apraxia
apricate
apricate
verb
(intransitive, rare) To bask in the sun.
(transitive, also figuratively, rare) To disinfect and freshen by exposing to the sun; to sun.
apricots
apricots
noun
plural of apricot
aproctia
apterial
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apteroid
apyretic
apyretic
adj
(medicine) Without fever, free from fever.
aspartic
aspartic
adj
Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives
asperite
asperity
asperity
noun
(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
aspirant
aspirant
adj
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
noun
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
aspirata
aspirate
aspirate
adj
Synonym of aspirated.
noun
(linguistics) A sound produced by such a puff of air.
(linguistics) The puff of air accompanying the release of a plosive or fricative consonant.
A mark of aspiration (#) used in Greek; the asper, or rough breathing.
A sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor.
verb
(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.
(transitive) To remove a liquid or gas by means of suction.
(transitive, intransitive, linguistics) To produce an audible puff of breath. especially following a consonant, such as the letter "h" at the beginning of house or hat in standard English.
1887, James Frederick Hodgetts, Greater England, page 33
atreptic
atriplex
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.
baptizer
baptizer
noun
One who baptizes.
bespirit
bestripe
biparted
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
cantraip
cantrips
cantrips
noun
plural of cantrip
capiatur
capitare
capriote
caripeta
carpitis
carpitis
noun
inflammation of the carpal joint
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
chapiter
chapiter
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.
(architecture) The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
Obsolete form of chapter.
citicorp
colstrip
comprint
comprint
verb
(UK, law, obsolete) To reprint without permission a work belonging to another.
To print together.
comptoir
coproite
coscript
coscript
verb
To write (a script) together with someone
crampbit
crampits
crampits
noun
plural of crampit
crepiest
crepiest
adj
superlative form of crepy: most crepy
crepitus
crepitus
noun
(medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
crispate
crispate
adj
(botany) Having curled, wavy or notched edges
crispest
crispest
adj
superlative form of crisp: most crisp
crypturi
culprits
culprits
noun
plural of culprit
cuprites
cuprites
noun
plural of cuprite
cypriote
cypriots
cyrtopia
decrepit
decrepit
adj
Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
deperdit
depicter
depicter
noun
A person who depicts (a specified subject)
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
descript
descript
adj
Archaic form of described.
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.
dipmeter
diprotic
diprotic
adj
(chemistry, of an acid or base) Tending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution.
dipterad
dipteral
dipteral
adj
Belonging to the order of insects Diptera.
Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.
Having two wings only.
dipteran
dipteran
adj
(entomology) Relating to or denoting dipterans.
noun
(entomology) An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
dipteroi
dipteroi
noun
plural of dipteros
dipteron
dipteros
dipteros
noun
(architecture) A building with double peristyle or colonnade.
dipterus
dipteryx
disparts
disparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispart
dispirit
dispirit
verb
(transitive) To lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
disports
disports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disport
disputer
disputer
noun
One who disputes.
disrupts
disrupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrupt
driftpin
driftpin
noun
(engineering) A smooth drift.
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.
emptiers
emptiers
noun
plural of emptier
enspirit
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.
epiproct
epiproct
noun
(entomology) Lateral lobes of the proctiger.
epirotic
epistlar
epistler
epistler
noun
A writer of an epistle.
The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the communion service.
epitrite
epitrite
noun
(poetry, Ancient Greek and Latin prosody) A metrical foot consisting of three long syllables and one short syllable.
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.
erupting
erupting
verb
present participle of erupt
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.
eruptive
eruptive
adj
(geology) Produced by eruption.
Accompanied by eruptions.
That erupts or bursts forth.
noun
An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
eupatrid
eupatrid
Noun
In Ancient Greece, a member of the noble Attic landowning class.
Adjective
In Ancient Greece, belonging to the noble Attic landowning class.
eutropic
expiator
expiator
noun
One who makes expiation or atonement.
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
expirate
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
fairport
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.
firetrap
firetrap
noun
(informal) A building with limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.
fishtrap
footgrip
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
graphite
graphite
noun
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
verb
(transitive) To apply graphite to.
grapiest
grapiest
adj
superlative form of grapey: most grapey
griphite
griphite
noun
A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
gripiest
gripment
groupist
groupist
noun
A proponent of groupism.
gryphite
gryphite
noun
(paleontology) A shell of the genus Gryphea.
harpists
harpists
noun
plural of harpist
heliport
heliport
noun
(aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hepteris
herpetic
herpetic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
hipsters
hipsters
noun
A female undergarment with wider side sections than conventional panties.
plural of hipster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hipster
horopito
horopito
noun
(New Zealand) Either of two plant species in the Pseudowintera genus.
hyperite
hyperite
noun
(geology) Synonym of hypersthenite
impacter
impacter
noun
One who or that which makes an impact.
impactor
impactor
noun
An object which impacts another.
Any of several machines or devices in which a part impacts on another, or on a material.
imparity
imparity
noun
disparity
inability to be divided into equal parts
inequality
imparted
imparted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impart
imparter
imparter
noun
One who imparts.
imperant
imperant
adj
commanding
imperata
imperate
imperate
adj
(obsolete) Done by express direction; not involuntary; commanded.
imperent
imperite
impester
impester
verb
(obsolete) To pester.
imported
imported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of import
importee
importee
noun
Someone or something that is imported, or brought in from outside.
importer
importer
noun
One who, or that which, imports: especially a person or company importing goods into a country.