(botany) That clasps a support, especially by twining around it
clasping or embracing
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anomaliped
antetemple
antetemple
noun
The portico or narthex in an ancient temple or church.
appallment
appallment
noun
(obsolete) depression occasioned by terror; dismay
applewoman
applewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who sells apples.
applotment
applotment
Noun
apportionment
bedimpling
bedimpling
verb
present participle of bedimple
bepimpling
bromphenol
campanella
campanella
noun
(historical) A smallish suspended bell used in medieval monastic cloisters.
campaniles
campaniles
noun
plural of campanile
camphylene
centiplume
clipperman
clomiphene
clomiphene
noun
(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.
companable
companable
Adjective
companionable; sociable
compellent
compelling
compelling
adj
Forceful.
Strongly or irresistibly evoking interest or attention.
noun
An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
verb
present participle of compel
complacent
complacent
adj
Apathetic with regard to an apparent need or problem.
Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.
complained
complained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complain
complainer
complainer
noun
One who complains, or is known for their complaints.
complanate
complanate
adj
Flattened to a level surface.
verb
(transitive) To make level.
complement
complement
noun
(astronomy, geometry) An angle which, together with a given angle, makes a right angle.
(biochemistry) Synonym of alexin
(computing) A bit with the opposite value to the given one; the logical complement of a number.
(computing, mathematics) The diminished radix complement of a number; the nines' complement of a decimal number; the ones' complement of a binary number.
(computing, mathematics) The numeric complement of a number.
(computing, mathematics) The radix complement of a number; the two's complement of a binary number.
(economics) Abbreviation of complementary good.
(electronics) A voltage level with the opposite logical sense to the given one.
(genetics) A nucleotide sequence in which each base is replaced by the complementary base of the given sequence: adenine (A) by thymine (T) or uracil (U), cytosine (C) by guanine (G), and vice versa.
(grammar, linguistics) A word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
(heraldry) Fullness (of the moon).
(immunology) One of several blood proteins that work with antibodies during an immune response.
(logic) An expression related to some other expression such that it is true under the same conditions that make other false, and vice versa.
(music) An interval which, together with the given interval, makes an octave.
(nautical) The whole working force of a vessel.
(now rare) Something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
(obsolete) Something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
(obsolete) The act of completing something, or the fact of being complete; completion, completeness, fulfilment.
(optics) The color which, when mixed with the given color, gives black (for mixing pigments) or white (for mixing light).
(set theory) Given two sets, the set containing one set's elements that are not members of the other set (whether a relative complement or an absolute complement).
Obsolete spelling or misspelling of compliment.
Something which completes, something which combines with something else to make up a complete whole; loosely, something perceived to be a harmonious or desirable partner or addition.
The totality, the full amount or number which completes something.
verb
(obsolete) Old form of compliment
To change a voltage, number, color, etc. to its complement.
To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.
To provide what the partner lacks and lack what the partner provides, thus forming part of a whole.
completing
completing
verb
present participle of complete
completion
completion
noun
(American football) A forward pass that is successfully caught by the intended receiver.
(law) The conclusion of an act of conveyancing concerning the sale of a property.
(mathematics) The act of making a metric space complete by adding points.
(mathematics) The space resulting from such an act.
The act or state of being or making something complete; conclusion, accomplishment.
complexing
complexing
noun
(chemistry) The formation of a complex; complexation
verb
present participle of complex
complexion
complexion
noun
(figuratively) The outward appearance of something.
(loanword, especially in scientific works translated from German) An arrangement.
(obsolete, medicine) The combination of humours making up one's physiological "temperament", being either hot or cold, and moist or dry.
Outlook, attitude, or point of view.
The quality, colour, or appearance of the skin on the face.
verb
(transitive) To give a colour to.
compliance
compliance
noun
(mechanics) A measure of the extension or displacement of a loaded structure; its flexibility
(medicine) The accuracy with which a patient follows an agreed treatment plan
(uncountable) The state of being compliant.
(uncountable) The tendency of conforming with or agreeing to the wishes of others.
(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
Misspelling of complement.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To pay a compliment (to someone); to express a favourable opinion (of someone).
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
couplement
couplement
noun
(obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair
cymophenol
cymophenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of carvacrol
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
deployment
deployment
noun
(parachuting) the start of something
An arrangement or classification of things.
An implementation, or putting into use, of something.
The distribution of military forces prior to battle.
dimplement
dimplement
noun
The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions.
disemplane
disemplane
verb
Synonym of deplane (“disembark from an airplane”)
elecampane
elecampane
noun
A tall Eurasian herb, Inula helenium, whose roots have been used medicinally.
elopements
elopements
noun
plural of elopement
empalement
empalement
noun
Obsolete form of impalement. in particular in botany as a term for the calyx of a flower.
empaneling
empanelled
empanelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empanel
emplection
emplection
noun
Alternative form of emplecton
employment
employment
noun
(economics) The number or percentage of people at work
A use, purpose
An activity to which one devotes time
The act of employing
The state of being employed
The work or occupation for which one is used, and often paid
empurpling
empurpling
verb
present participle of empurple
endoplasma
endoplasma
noun
plural of endoplasm
epagomenal
epagomenal
adj
(in certain calendar systems) intercalary
epaulement
epaulement
noun
(ballet) A position in which one shoulder is thrust forward and the other back, and the torso turned at a right angle to the supporting leg.
A barricade of heaped earth for protection from gunfire.
epicnemial
epicnemial
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anterior of the tibia
epilimnial
epilimnion
epilimnion
noun
The surface layer of a liquid body, used in reference to a reservoir or body of water
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
impalement
impalement
noun
(botany) (obsolete) In the sense of an enclosure, the calyx of a flower. In still older works, also spelt empalement (q.v.)
(heraldry) The joining of two coats of arms on one shield.
A space fenced in, such as by palings, possibly in the form of an enclosure or cup.
The act of torturing or executing someone by impaling them on a sharp stake.
impaneling
impaneling
verb
present participle of impanel
impanelled
imparlance
imparlance
noun
(law, obsolete) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit, but also used to obtain further time to plead or answer allegations.
(obsolete) Discussion, especially before some action is taken; conference, debate.
impearling
impearling
verb
present participle of impearl
impedingly
impedingly
adv
So as to impede or hinder.
imperialin
imperiling
imperiling
verb
present participle of imperil
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.
impetulant
impleading
impleading
verb
present participle of implead
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
impledging
impledging
verb
present participle of impledge
implements
implements
noun
plural of implement
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implement
impotently
impotently
adv
In an impotent manner.
imprenable
imprenable
adj
Obsolete form of impregnable.
impudently
impudently
adv
In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance; shamelessly.
impugnable
impugnable
adj
That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.
incomplete
incomplete
adj
(botany) Of a flower, wanting any of the usual floral organs.
Not complete; not finished
noun
(Internet) A multiplayer game that is abandoned because one player disconnects.
(Usenet) A multipart file posted to Usenet that is incomplete and thus unusable.
A designation of being incomplete.
intemporal
lageniporm
lampooners
lampooners
noun
plural of lampooner
lampoonery
lampoonery
noun
The act of lampooning
leptamnium
leptomonad
leptomonad
noun
(biology) A form of some promastigote flagellates, similar to a nectomonad except for being shorter and replicative
Any trypanosomatid of the genus Leptomonas
leptomonas
limnophile
limpidness
limpidness
noun
The property of being limpid, clarity.
limpnesses
limpnesses
noun
plural of limpness
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
mancipable
manipulate
manipulate
verb
(intransitive, dated) To use the hands, especially in scientific experiments.
(transitive) To influence or control someone in order to achieve a specific purpose, especially one that is unknown to the one being manipulated and beneficial to the manipulator; to use
(transitive) To influence, manage, direct, control or tamper with something
(transitive) To move, arrange or operate something using the hands
(transitive, medicine) To handle and move a body part, either as an examination or for a therapeutic purpose
megalopine
melampyrin
melampyrin
noun
melampyrite
melanippus
melanoplus
melanotype
melanotype
noun
Alternative form of melainotype
meliphagan
meliponine
meliponine
noun
Any (stingless) bee of the tribe Meliponini.
mellophone
mellophone
noun
A brass instrument frequently used in place of the French horn in marching bands and similar performance groups
(pathology) Complete paralysis of a single limb (or muscle)
monoplegic
monoplegic
adj
Having or relating to monoplegia.
noun
A person who has monoplegia.
monopolies
monopolies
noun
plural of monopoly
monopolise
monopolise
verb
Alternative spelling of monopolize
monopolize
monopolize
verb
(transitive) To dominate or to get total control of something by excluding everyone else.
(transitive) To have a monopoly on something.
monopteral
monopteral
adj
(architecture) Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; said especially of a temple.
monopylaea
monopylean
monopylean
adj
Relating to radiolarians of the suborder Monopylea
montpelier
montpelier
Proper noun
The state capital of Vermont in the United States of America
A district of Bristol, England.
Any of several other towns in the USA, Canada and the UK.
morpholine
morpholine
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-membered, saturated heterocycle tetrahydro-1,4-oxazine containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one oxygen atom; it has a number of industrial applications.
multiplane
multiplane
adj
Consisting of several planes or surfaces
noun
A motion-picture camera used in traditional animation to move a number of pieces of artwork at various speeds and various distances, creating a sense of parallax or depth.
An airplane having at least three superposed main planes
nameplates
nameplates
noun
plural of nameplate
neopallium
neopallium
noun
neocortex
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
nonpolemic
nonpolemic
adj
Not polemic.
nymphaline
nymphaline
noun
Any butterfly of the subfamily Nymphalinae
nympholept
nympholept
noun
A person in a state of nympholepsy.
olympieion
paddymelon
paddymelon
noun
(Australia) Any of various cucurbitaceous plants, especially Cucumis myriocarpus, native to Africa but naturalized in inland Australia.
Alternative form of pademelon
palaemonid
palaemonid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the species of family Palaemonidae.
palamedean
palamedean
Adjective
Of or relating to
palermitan
palindrome
palindrome
noun
(by extension) A poetic form in which the sequence of words reads the same in either direction.
(by extension) A sequence of items that follows the same pattern both forwards and backwards.
(genetics) A stretch of DNA in which the sequence of nucleotides on one strand are in the reverse order to that of the complementary strand
A word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punctuation, capitalization and diacritics.
palliament
palliament
noun
(obsolete) A dress; a robe.
palmerston
paludament
paludament
noun
A paludamentum.
panthelism
paramyelin
parcelment
parlamento
parliament
parliament
noun
(historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
(now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
parnellism
parnellism
Noun
The policy or principles of the Parnellites.
pavemental
pedimental
pedimental
adj
Of or pertaining to a pediment.
peltmonger
peltmonger
noun
A dealer in pelts (animal skins).
penicilium
pennopluma
pennoplume
pentameral
pentameral
adj
fivefold (of a symmetry group)
peoplement
perameline
phenomenal
phenomenal
adj
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
(philosophy) Of or pertaining to the appearance of the world, as opposed to the ultimate nature of the world as it is in itself.
(sciences) Perceptible by the senses through immediate experience.