(botany, rare) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, like the thallus of certain lichens.
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
boucherism
chemopause
chironomus
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
closemouth
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
eumorphous
euomphalus
euphemious
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
farmhouses
farmhouses
noun
plural of farmhouse
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
goosemouth
gumshoeing
gumshoeing
verb
present participle of gumshoe
haematopus
haemonchus
harmonious
harmonious
adj
Having components pleasingly or appropriately combined.
Melodious; in harmony.
Showing accord in feeling or action.
harmoniums
harmoniums
noun
plural of harmonium
haustorium
haustorium
noun
A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon.
A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
hemapodous
hemerobius
hemipodius
hemizygous
hemizygous
adj
(genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism
hemofuscin
hemogenous
hemophilus
hexamerous
hexamerous
adj
(botany) In six parts; occurring in sixes.
hieronymus
hieronymus
Proper noun
Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus, Saint Jerome.
name of historical use.
himantopus
hologamous
hologamous
adj
(biology) Relating to, or exhibiting hologamy
homagyrius
homoecious
homogamous
homogamous
adj
(botany) Having all the flowers alike.
homogenous
homogenous
adj
(biology) Having the same genetic structure; exhibiting homogeny.
(see usage notes) Alternative form of homogeneous (“having the same composition”)
homogonous
homogonous
adj
(botany) Having all the flowers alike in terms of the stamens and pistils.
homoiousia
homoiousia
noun
The doctrine of the homoiousians
homologous
homologous
adj
(biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
(chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.
(cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.
(genetics) Having the same morphology as another chromosome or locus; relating to a homologue.
(mathematics) In corresponding proportion.
homomerous
homonomous
homonomous
adj
Having the same features or functions
Misspelling of homonymous.
homonymous
homonymous
adj
(ophthalmology) Homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes)
Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake).
Of or pertaining to a homonym.
homoousian
homoousian
adj
Having the same essence or substance, especially with reference to the first and second persons of the Trinity.
noun
(historical) One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene Creed and maintained that the Son had the same essence or substance with the Father.
homoousion
homoousion
Noun
The inclusion of the term in the to describe the principle that the Son is ‘of one substance’ with the Father (as opposed to the Homoiousion).
homosexual
homosexual
adj
(dated) Intended for or used by homosexuals, as a nightclub, a bar, etc.
(of a person or animal, formal, distancing or dated) Sexually and/or romantically attracted to members of the same sex, such as a man who is attracted to men or a woman who is attracted to women; gay. (Typically used in the sense of sole/exclusive attraction.)
(of a romantic or sexual act or relationship, formal, distancing or dated) Between two people of the same sex; gay.
noun
(typically formal, distancing or dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.
homotonous
homotonous
adj
Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.
homozygous
homozygous
adj
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
homunculus
homunculus
noun
A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
hoodlumish
hoodlumish
adj
Characteristic of hoodlums.
hoodlumism
hoodlumism
noun
Behavior characteristic of a hoodlum.
housemaids
housemaids
noun
plural of housemaid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of housemaid
housemaidy
housemaidy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a housemaid.
housemates
housemates
noun
plural of housemate
housesmith
housesmith
noun
(dated) An ironworker who works on buildings.
hulotheism
hulotheism
noun
Alternative form of hylotheism
humoralism
humoralism
noun
(obsolete, medicine) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humours; humorism.
(obsolete, medicine) The state or quality of being humoral.
humoralist
humoralist
noun
One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in humoralism.
humoresque
humoresque
noun
(music) A composition that is playful in attitude and tone.
humoristic
humoristic
adj
Pertaining to a humorist or his or her style.
humorously
humorously
adv
In a humorous manner; jocularly
humourless
humourless
adj
(British spelling, Canada) Alternative spelling of humorless
humoursome
humoursome
adj
(archaic) Liable to humours or moods; fickle; ill-tempered.
huntswoman
huntswoman
noun
A female huntsman.
hylotomous
hyoscyamus
hyoscyamus
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Hyoscyamus of henbanes.
(medicine) The leaves of the black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectoral troubles.
hyosternum
hyosternum
noun
(anatomy) hyoplastron
hyponymous
hyponymous
adj
Synonym of hyponymic
ichneumous
ichneumous
adj
Relating to ichneumon wasps.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
inhumorous
lachrymous
lithodomus
loudmouths
loudmouths
noun
plural of loudmouth
lunchrooms
lunchrooms
noun
plural of lunchroom
marcushook
melichrous
mesohippus
mesorchium
mesorchium
noun
(anatomy) The fold of peritoneum that attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.
mesosuchia
millhousen
misthought
misthought
noun
(obsolete) error, mistake
mistouched
mistouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mistouch
mistouches
mistouches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mistouch
misvouched
misvouched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misvouch
miswrought
miswrought
adj
Badly wrought.
mollicrush
monanthous
monanthous
adj
(botany) Having only a single flower.
mousehound
moustached
moustached
adj
Having a moustache.
moustaches
moustaches
noun
plural of moustache
moustachio
moustachio
noun
Alternative spelling of mustachio
mouthiness
mouthiness
noun
The property of being mouthy.
mouthishly
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
mushroomed
mushroomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mushroom
mushroomer
mushroomer
noun
One who gathers (picks or hunts) mushrooms.
mushroomic
muskhogean
muskhogean
Noun
Muskogee
Proper noun
Muskogee
musophobia
musophobia
noun
fear of mice
mustachios
mustachios
noun
plural of mustachio
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mustachio
muttonfish
muttonfish
noun
(Australia) Any of several edible molluscs of the genus Haliotis; an abalone.
(chiefly US) Any of several Atlantic and Caribbean fishes which are said to taste of mutton, especially the mutton snapper, Lutjanus analis, the ocean pout, Macrozoarces americanus, or the Irish pompano, Diapterus auratus.
myophorous
omophagous
omophagous
Adjective
Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food.
osphradium
osphradium
noun
(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.
outmarches
outmarches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmarch
outmatches
outmatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outmatch
outshaming
outshaming
verb
present participle of outshame
overmuches
pamphagous
pamphagous
adj
omnivorous; eating all kinds of things
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
portsmouth
portsmouth
Proper noun
A city in southern England
A town in Dominica
A city in Iowa
A city in New Hampshire
A city in Ohio
A town in Rhode Island
A city in Virginia
posthumous
posthumous
adj
(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone.
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
Taking place after one's own death.
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
psilothrum
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
scaramouch
semichorus
semichorus
noun
(music) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir.
A small number of selected singers.
shearmouse
shrewmouse
shrewmouse
noun
A shrew, especially the common show (also called the erd shrew).
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
smallmouth
smallmouth
noun
A species of freshwater bass, Micropterus dolomieu, native to central North America but widely introduced throughout Canada and the United States as a game fish.
smokehouse
smokehouse
noun
A structure in which freshly harvested tobacco is cured or preserved by smoking.
A structure used to smoke food to preserve it and to add flavor.