(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
adiposuria
adiposuria
noun
Synonym of lipuria
agriotypus
ailuropoda
ambiparous
amphiaraus
amphigouri
amphimarus
amphineura
amphithura
ampullaria
antiputrid
antiputrid
adj
antiputrefactive
aperulosid
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apocrustic
aprilesque
aquiparous
aquiparous
adj
(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.
ariocarpus
aristippus
aurigraphy
aurigraphy
noun
The art of writing with or in gold.
auriscopic
auriscopic
adj
Relating to auriscopy.
aurophobia
aurophobia
noun
The fear of gold; by extension, the fear of wealth.
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autocarpic
autocarpic
adj
Synonym of autocarpous
autosporic
autotropic
autotropic
adj
Growing in a straight line.
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
bistipular
bitterbump
blueprints
blueprints
noun
plural of blueprint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blueprint
branchipus
bursarship
bursarship
noun
The rank or office of a bursar.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
capernutie
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
capricious
capricious
adj
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
caprimulgi
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chirrupper
chrysippus
chuprassie
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
colipyuria
compsilura
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conuropsis
copernicus
copularium
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
criophorus
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curiescopy
cyparissus
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
depositure
depositure
noun
(rare) The act of depositing.
depurating
depurating
verb
present participle of depurate
depuration
depuration
noun
The removal of impurities, especially from bodily fluids; purification, cleansing.
depurative
depurative
adj
(medicine) Purifying the blood or humours; depuratory.
noun
Any depurative remedy or agent.
Any disease that is depurative.
depurition
depurition
noun
Alternative form of depuration
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
diparentum
dipleurula
dipleurule
dipyrenous
dipyrenous
adj
(botany) Containing two stones or nutlets.
discipular
disparatum
dispermous
dispermous
adj
(botany) Having only two seeds.
dispurpose
dispurpose
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To dissuade; to frustrate.
disputator
disputator
noun
One who takes part in a dispute; a disputant or debater.
disreputed
disreputed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disrepute
disreputes
disreputes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disrepute
disrupting
disrupting
adj
That disrupts; disruptive.
verb
present participle of disrupt
disruption
disruption
noun
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
A continuing act of disorder.
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
disruptive
disruptive
adj
(business) Causing major change, as in a market.
Causing disruption or unrest.
disrupture
disrupture
noun
Alternative form of disruption
drainspout
dukkeripen
duplicator
duplicator
noun
A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
dysprosium
dysprosium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Dy) with atomic number 66: a rare earth element with a metallic silver lustre.
elaphurine
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
encarpuspi
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
epidendrum
epidendrum
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Epidendrum.
epidermous
epineurial
epineurial
adj
(anatomy) Of, or related to epineurium.
epineurium
epineurium
noun
(anatomy) The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own special sheath, or perineurium.
epipleurae
epipleural
epipleural
adj
(anatomy) Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra
Relating to an epipleuron
noun
An epipleural bone
epipterous
epirhizous
episporium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
equiparant
equiparate
equiparate
verb
(chiefly historical) To perform equiparation; to transfer attributes from one object or concept to another.
(rare) To compare.
eriophorum
eruptional
eruptional
adj
eruptive
eruptively
eruptively
adv
In an eruptive manner.
eruptivity
eruptivity
noun
The state or quality of being eruptive.
espiritual
eucryptite
eucryptite
noun
(mineralogy) A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
eupatorine
eupatorine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound extracted from various species of Eupatorium.
eupatorium
eupatorium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
eupatridae
eupatridae
Noun
The ancient nobility of the Greek region of Attica.
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemizer
euphemizer
noun
One who, or that which, euphemizes.
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphorbine
euphorbine
noun
Alternative form of euphorbin
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphrasies
euphrasies
noun
plural of euphrasy
euripidean
euripidean
Adjective
Of definition relating to Euripides
europasian
europasian
Adjective
Eurasian
Noun
Eurasian
eurypterid
eurypterid
noun
A large, prehistoric, carnivorous arthropod, of the class †Eurypterida, thought to be one of the first animals to venture onto land.
eurytropic
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exosporium
exosporium
noun
(botany) The outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exine.
exploiture
exploiture
noun
(obsolete) The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.
(obsolete) exploitation
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fireplough
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
gravipause
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.