An instrument that shows the direction of the wind; a wind vane; a weathercock; usually applied to a contrivance consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.
angiosperm
angiosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
antipewism
apartments
apartments
noun
plural of apartment
bismerpund
bismerpund
noun
(historical) An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 5.101 kilograms.
campaniles
campaniles
noun
plural of campanile
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
capernaism
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champenois
chumpiness
compagnies
companeros
compensate
compensate
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make up for; to do something in place of something else; to correct, satisfy; to reach an agreement such that the scales are literally or (metaphorically) balanced; to equalize or make even.
To adjust or adapt to a change, often a harm or deprivation.
To do (something good) after (something bad) happens
To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.
components
components
noun
plural of component
compresent
compresent
adj
(philosophy) Existing together concurrently.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
consumpted
consumpted
adj
(archaic) Suffering from tuberculosis (consumption).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of consumpt
crimpiness
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
dampnesses
dampnesses
noun
plural of dampness
disemplane
disemplane
verb
Synonym of deplane (“disembark from an airplane”)
elopements
elopements
noun
plural of elopement
emancipist
emancipist
noun
(Australia, historical) In penal colonies of early Australia, a convict who had been pardoned for good conduct; sometimes inclusively a convict whose sentence had completed, though one such was more usually called an expiree.
empennages
empennages
noun
plural of empennage
empoisoned
empoisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empoison
empoisoner
empoisoner
noun
(obsolete) A poisoner.
endoplasma
endoplasma
noun
plural of endoplasm
ephemerons
epidesmine
epimenides
epimenides
Proper noun
Epimenides of Knossos.
episcenium
episternum
episternum
noun
(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum
(entomology) The anterior part of the pleuron of an insect.
epistomian
equipments
equipments
noun
(nonstandard) plural of equipment
escapement
escapement
noun
(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.
espacement
exemptions
exemptions
noun
plural of exemption
expressman
expressman
noun
A person employed in the express business.
expressmen
expressmen
noun
plural of expressman
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
glumpiness
glumpiness
noun
The quality of being glumpy.
gossampine
grumpiness
grumpiness
noun
The state, or act, of being grumpy.
gymnosperm
gymnosperm
noun
(botany) Any plant such as a conifer whose seeds are not enclosed in an ovary.
gymnospore
gymnospore
noun
A type of spore that does not have a protective envelope, especially one not produced in a sporangium
hempstring
hetmanship
hetmanship
noun
The role or status of hetman.
hippomanes
hippomanes
noun
(obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal.
hippomenes
homophones
homophones
noun
plural of homophone
hypnosperm
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
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.
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.
impishness
impishness
noun
The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness.
impleasing
impleasing
adj
(obsolete) unpleasing; displeasing
implements
implements
noun
plural of implement
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implement
impoisoner
impoisoner
Noun
A poisoner.
importunes
importunes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune
imposement
imposement
noun
(obsolete) imposition
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
impressing
impressing
verb
present participle of impress
impression
impression
noun
(advertising) An online advertising performance metric representing an instance where an ad is shown once.
(engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal plate, etc.
(painting) The first coat of colour, such as the priming in house-painting etc.
(philosophy) The vivid perception of something as it is experienced, in contrast to ideas or thoughts drawn from memory or the imagination.
(printing) set of copies of a publication printed at one time having the same content, layout, pagination, etc.
A vague recalling of an event, a belief.
An impersonation, an imitation of the mannerisms of another individual.
An outward appearance.
The indentation or depression made by the pressure of one object on or into another.
The overall effect of something, e.g., on a person.
verb
To manipulate a blank key within a lock so as to mark it with impressions of the shape of the lock, which facilitates creation of a duplicate key.
impresting
impresting
verb
present participle of imprest
imprinters
imprinters
noun
plural of imprinter
imprisoned
imprisoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imprison
imprisoner
imprisoner
noun
One who imprisons.
impudences
impudences
noun
plural of impudence
impunities
impunities
noun
plural of impunity
impureness
impureness
noun
The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
incomposed
incomposed
adj
(obsolete) disordered; disturbed
inspeximus
inspeximus
noun
(historical) A confirmation and reaffirmation of one or several royal grants made in the past, generally at the request of a putative beneficiary.
lampooners
lampooners
noun
plural of lampooner
leptomonas
limpidness
limpidness
noun
The property of being limpid, clarity.
limpnesses
limpnesses
noun
plural of limpness
macpherson
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
manstopper
manstopper
noun
A weapon, bullet, dog, etc. that can quickly and reliably incapacitate a person.
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
melanippus
melanoplus
melopianos
melopianos
noun
plural of melopiano
menopausal
menopausal
adj
Of, or pertaining to the menopause
menopauses
menopauses
noun
plural of menopause
menopausic
menosepsis
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesoplodon
micropenis
micropenis
noun
(medicine) An unusually small penis.
midshipmen
midshipmen
noun
plural of midshipman
miniprices
misexplain
misexplain
verb
(transitive) To explain incorrectly.
misexpound
misexpound
verb
To expound erroneously.
miskeeping
miskeeping
verb
present participle of miskeep
mispainted
mispainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispaint
mispenning
mispenning
verb
present participle of mispen
misplanted
misplanted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplant
mispointed
mispointed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispoint
mispresent
mispresent
verb
(transitive) To present badly or wrongly.
misprinted
misprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misprint
misreprint
misspender
misspender
noun
One who misspends.
mnemiopsis
monoplanes
monoplanes
noun
plural of monoplane
monopodies
monopodies
noun
plural of monopody
monopolies
monopolies
noun
plural of monopoly
monopolise
monopolise
verb
Alternative spelling of monopolize
monopteros
monopteros
noun
(architecture) A classical temple made up of one circle of columns supporting a roof.
monospermy
monospermy
noun
(biology) The fertilization of an oocyte by a single spermatozoon.
monospored
monospored
adj
monosporous
monponsett
moonscapes
moonscapes
noun
plural of moonscape
mopishness
mopishness
noun
The quality of being mopish.
musquaspen
nameplates
nameplates
noun
plural of nameplate
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
neuroplasm
neuroplasm
noun
The protoplasm of a nerve cell.
neurospasm
neurospasm
noun
A nervous spasm or twitching of a muscle.
nymphoides
palmerston
pansideman
panspermia
panspermia
noun
(biology) The hypothesis that microorganisms may transmit life from outer space to habitable bodies; or the process of such transmission.
panspermic
panspermic
adj
(biology) Relating to panspermy or to panspermia.
panthelism
pantomimes
pantomimes
noun
plural of pantomime
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pantomime
pantostome
paramnesia
paramnesia
noun
An inability to distinguish between real memories and dreams or fantasies
An inability to remember the meaning of common words
parastemon
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parmenides
parnellism
parnellism
Noun
The policy or principles of the Parnellites.
parvenuism
parvenuism
noun
The practices or characteristics of a social climber.
peasantism
pedimanous
pedimanous
adj
(zoology) Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe opposable, as in the opossums and monkeys.
pedionomus
penmanship
penmanship
noun
Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
Synonym of handwriting, one's own style of writing.
pennisetum
pentagrams
pentagrams
noun
plural of pentagram
pentamerus
pentaprism
pentaprism
noun
(photography) A five-sided prism used in the viewfinder of most single-lens reflex cameras