(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
alcelaphus
amphineura
amphoterus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
asphodelus
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
beautyship
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
boselaphus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
canephorus
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chemopause
chuprassie
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
dicephalus
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
elaphurine
emphyteuta
ephebeubea
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euomphalus
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphorbial
euphorbial
adj
(botany) Synonym of euphorbiaceous.
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphrasies
euphrasies
noun
plural of euphrasy
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
guanophore
guanophore
noun
A type of chromatophore, in the skin of some fish and reptiles, that contains granules of guanine
haematopus
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hatshepsut
hatshepsut
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
hemapodous
hephaestus
heptanchus
heptateuch
heptateuch
Proper noun
The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible.
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
houpelande
houpelande
noun
Alternative form of houppelande
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
hypaethrum
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbulia
hyperbulia
noun
(psychology) Excessive will or drive to do things.
hyperdulia
hyperdulia
noun
(Roman Catholicism) A level of veneration higher than dulia but less than latria, properly given to the Virgin Mary only.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypogeugea
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hyponeuria
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
jamshedpur
launchplex
laurelship
leprechaun
leprechaun
noun
(Irish folklore) One of a race of elves that can reveal hidden treasure to those who catch them.
leucophane
leucophane
noun
Alternative form of leucophanite
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
nautophone
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neurophagy
oesophagus
oesophagus
noun
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
oophorauxe
outsharpen
pajahuello
pajahuello
noun
The tick Ornithodoros coriaceus.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parachuter
parachuter
noun
One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
petrouchka
phaleucian
phaseolous
phenacodus
phocaceous
phyllaurea
physagogue
playhouses
playhouses
noun
plural of playhouse
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
ploughhead
ploughhead
noun
The clevis or draught iron of a plough.
poephagous
poephagous
adj
grass-eating
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
praehallux
praehallux
noun
Alternative form of prehallux
preexhaust
prehaunted
pseudaphia
pseudhemal
pumphandle
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
puppethead
purchasers
purchasers
noun
plural of purchaser
purchasery
puzzlehead
puzzlehead
noun
(slang) A person who enjoys solving puzzles.
A puzzleheaded person, one having a mind full of confused notions.
quakership
repurchase
repurchase
noun
The act of repurchasing.
verb
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
sepulchral
sepulchral
adj
Having a hollow and deep sound.
Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
shufflecap
sousaphone
sousaphone
noun
A valved brass instrument with the same length as a tuba, but shaped differently so that the bell is above the head, that the valves are situated directly in front of the musical instruments and a few inches above the waist, and that most of the weight rests on one shoulder.
spathulate
spathulate
adj
Alternative spelling of spatulate
speakhouse
sphacelous
spherulate
spherulate
adj
Covered or set with spherules.
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle
stupidhead
stupidhead
noun
Alternative form of stupid-head
subchapter
subchapter
noun
A subsection of a chapter.
subhepatic
subhepatic
adj
(anatomy) Below the liver
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphatase
sulphatase
noun
(biochemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfatase
sulphatize
sulphazide
sulphinate
sulphinate
noun
Alternative form of sulfinate
sulphonate
sulphonate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfonate
sulphourea
sulphurage
sulphurate
sulphurate
adj
(poetic, rare, obsolete) sulphurous
verb
Alternative spelling of sulfurate
sulphurean
superabhor
superheavy
superheavy
adj
(linguistics, of a syllable) stressed more than is usual
(physics) Describing a transuranic element with an extremely high atomic number; typically taken to mean beyond lawrencium (element 103, the last actinide)
Having far greater weight than usual.
noun
(physics) A superheavy element.
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
superyacht
superyacht
Noun
A very large luxury yacht
taurophile
taurophobe
thraupidae
tophaceous
tophaceous
adj
Relating to tophus.
gritty; sandy; rough; stony
typhaceous
typhaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Typhaceae of cattails.