(clocks, mechanics) The contrivance in a timepiece (winding wristwatch) which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration.
A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
An escape or means of escape.
The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
escarpment
escarpment
noun
A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge; ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to prevent hostile approach.
esophagism
espacement
euomphalus
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
expressman
expressman
noun
A person employed in the express business.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flapperism
flapperism
noun
The behaviour of flappers (young women).
flashlamps
flashlamps
noun
plural of flashlamp
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
gemmipares
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
gomphiasis
gomphiasis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.
gossampine
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
gymnoplast
gymnoplast
noun
(biology) A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, such as a white blood corpuscle.
haematopus
hemapodous
hemiphrase
hemospasia
hemospasia
noun
The use of suction to remove blood or to move it to another part of the body
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
hetmanship
hetmanship
noun
The role or status of hetman.
himantopus
hippodamas
hippomanes
hippomanes
noun
(obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal.
holophrasm
homeoplasy
homeoplasy
noun
The taking on by one biological tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin grafting.
homographs
homographs
noun
plural of homograph
homoplasis
homoplasmy
homoplasmy
noun
the presence of the same mutation in all copies of mitochondrial or plastid DNA within a single cell or individual
homoplassy
homorelaps
hyaloplasm
hyaloplasm
noun
(microbiology) A structureless fluid in cells; cytosol
hygroplasm
hygroplasm
noun
(biology, archaic) The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion.
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hypobarism
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypostigma
impaludism
impaludism
noun
(obsolete) A diseased state affecting the inhabitants of paludal, marshy areas.
imparadise
imparadise
verb
(transitive, poetic) To place in paradise; to put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy.
(transitive, poetic) To transform into a paradise.
imparities
imparities
noun
plural of imparity
imparsonee
imparsonee
adj
(UK, law, religion) Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in full possession.
noun
(UK, law, religion) A clergyman so inducted.
impassable
impassable
adj
(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
(of an obstacle) Incapable of being overcome or surmounted.
(of currency) Not usable as legal tender.
impassably
impassably
adv
In an impassable manner.
impassible
impassible
adj
(chiefly theology) Unable to suffer, or feel pain.
Incapable of suffering injury or detriment.
Misspelling of impassable.
Unable to feel emotion; impassive.
impassibly
impassibly
adv
In an impassible manner.
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impedances
impedances
noun
plural of impedance
impersonal
impersonal
adj
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
noun
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
implicants
implicants
noun
plural of implicant
implicates
implicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implicate
imprecates
imprecates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imprecate
impresario
impresario
noun
A manager or producer in the entertainment industry, especially music or theatre.
impressari
impuissant
impuissant
adj
weak; impotent; feeble
isocamphor
jacamerops
jamshedpur
jumpmaster
jumpmaster
noun
One who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists from an aeroplane.
jumpscrape
kampsville
karyoplasm
karyoplasm
noun
nucleoplasm
lampooners
lampooners
noun
plural of lampooner
lampoonist
lampoonist
noun
One who lampoons.
lasiocampa
laymanship
laymanship
noun
The condition or act of being a layman.
lepismidae
leptomonas
lipomatous
lipomatous
adj
Relating to a lipoma.
lymphatism
lymphatism
noun
(medicine, historical) Enlargement or swelling of the lymphatic tissue, associated in the past with sudden death of children but no longer considered to be an authentic ailment.
Bloating, sluggishness.
macpherson
macroprism
macroprism
noun
A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
macrospore
macrospore
noun
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.
magnascope
magnascope
noun
A large optical instrument used to get a close-up of small objects.
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
mainprised
mainprised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mainprise
mainprisor
mainspring
mainspring
noun
(figuratively) The most important reason for, or element of, something.
(horology) The principal spring of a clockwork mechanism, which drives it by uncoiling.
malapropos
malapropos
adj
out of place; inappropriate
adv
out of place; inappropriately
malasapsap
malasapsap
noun
(Philippines) The tropical forest tree Pterocymbium tinctorium.
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
manuprisor
manuscript
manuscript
adj
Handwritten, or by extension manually typewritten, as opposed to being mechanically reproduced.
noun
A book, composition or any other document, written by hand (or manually typewritten), not mechanically reproduced.
A single, original copy of a book, article, composition etc, written by hand or even printed, submitted as original for (copy-editing and) reproductive publication.
maplecrest
mapleshade
mappsville
margaropus
mariposite
mariposite
noun
(mineralogy) A chromium-rich variety of mica, giving a green color to the generally white dolomitic marble in which it is commonly found.
marsupials
marsupials
noun
plural of marsupial
marsupiata
marsupiate
marsupiate
Noun
marsupial
martyrship
martyrship
noun
martyrdom.
massapequa
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
mastigopod
mastigopod
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the Mastigopoda (protozoans which possess cilia or flagella).
mastopathy
mastopathy
noun
Any disease of the breast
matronship
matronship
noun
matronage
maupassant
maupertuis
mayorships
mayorships
noun
plural of mayorship
meatoscope
meatoscope
noun
(medicine) A speculum for examining a natural passage, such as the urethra.
meatoscopy
meatoscopy
noun
The medical inspection of any meatus, especially the urinary meatus or the vesical orifice of a ureter.
mediapolis
megalopsia
megalopsia
noun
macropsia
megaparsec
megaparsec
noun
(astronomy) A unit of distance equal to a million parsecs
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
megapodius
megascopic
megascopic
adj
(of a picture, etc.) Enlarged or magnified.
Of, or pertaining to, the megascope.
Visible to the naked eye.
megasporic
megasporic
adj
Pertaining to a megaspore.
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
melampsora
melanippus
melanoplus
melopianos
melopianos
noun
plural of melopiano
meloplasty
meloplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of restoring a cheek which has been wholly or partially destroyed.
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
mercaptids
mesocarpic
mesocarpic
adj
Relating to, or composed of mesocarp
mesocephal
mesophragm
mesopleura
mesopleura
noun
plural of mesopleuron
mesopodial
mesopodial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia (the bones of the carpus and tarsus)
metacarpus
metacarpus
noun
(anatomy) The five bones that form the intermediate part of the hand between the fingers and the wrist.
metalepses
metalepses
noun
plural of metalepsis
metalepsis
metalepsis
noun
(rhetoric) A rhetorical device whereby one word is metonymically substituted for another word which is itself a metonym; more broadly, a metaphor consisting of a series of embedded metonyms or rhetorical substitutions.
metapectus
metapepsis
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
metaplasia
metaplasia
noun
(biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another.
metaplasis
metaplasis
noun
(biology) Metaplasia: the conversion of one type of tissue into another.
(biology, archaic) Fulfilled growth and development seen in the stage between anaplasis and cataplasis.
microspace
microspace
noun
A very small space
midshipman
midshipman
noun
(nautical) An officer of the lowest rank in several navies; especially, a trainee officer.
A midshipman fish.
minipanics
mioplasmia
misadapted
misadapted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misadapt
misapparel
misapplied
misapplied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misapply
misapplier
misapplier
noun
One who misapplies something.
misapplies
misapplies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misapply