Belonging to or resembling the Acalephae, or jellyfishes.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(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.
achenocarp
achitophel
acidophile
acidophile
noun
A plant that thrives in relatively acid soil.
An organism that lives and thrives under acidic conditions; a form of extremophile.
adenopathy
adenopathy
noun
(pathology) Swelling or enlargement of the glands (especially the lymph nodes); any glandular disease.
adenophora
adenophore
adenophyma
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
aerography
aerography
noun
A branch of surrealist art in which a three-dimensional object is used as a stencil.
The production of weather charts.
aerophagia
aerophagia
noun
aerophagy
aerophilia
aerophilic
aerophilic
adj
(biology, especially of microorganisms) That thrive in the presence of molecular oxygen
aerophobia
aerophobia
noun
(medicine) A pathological aversion or sensitivity to air or the movement of air, especially as a symptom of rabies.
(rare, by extension or possibly from acrophobia) Fear of heights
(travel) Fear of flying
An aversion to fresh air, drafts or breezes.
aerophobic
aerophobic
adj
Disliking or avoiding air.
Having a fear of flying in aircraft.
aerophotos
aerophotos
noun
plural of aerophoto
aerosphere
aerosphere
noun
(rare) atmosphere
ahepatokla
ahithophel
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphonsine
alphosises
amorphotae
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphispore
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphogenic
amphogenic
adj
producing approximately equal numbers of male and female offspring
amphophile
amphophile
noun
An amphophilic cell.
amphorette
amphoteric
amphoteric
adj
(chemistry) Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
androphore
androphore
noun
(botany) A support or column on which stamens are raised
(zoology) The part which, in some Siphonophorae, bears the male gonophores.
anemograph
anemograph
noun
(obsolete or historical) An anemometer that makes a graphical recording.
anemopathy
anemophile
anemophile
noun
Any anemophilous plant.
anemophily
anemophily
noun
(botany) A form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by wind.
anglophile
anglophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophile
anglophobe
anglophobe
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophobe
anglophone
anglophone
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Anglophone
anopheline
anopheline
adj
Of or pertaining to the anopheles mosquitoes.
noun
Any mosquito of the genus Anopheles
anthophile
anthophile
noun
(zoology) An organism that visits flowers.
A person who loves flowers.
anthophore
anthophore
noun
(botany) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the pink family.
anthophyte
anthophyte
noun
(botany) Any flowering plant, or extinct close relative of the flowering plants.
antiphoner
antiphoner
noun
An antiphonal.
antrophore
antrophose
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
aphronitre
aphthonite
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apoharmine
apoharmine
noun
(organic chemistry) An alkaloid, C₈H₈N₂, derived from harmic acid, that behaves similarly to harmine, but that has greater solubility in water.
apophonies
apophonies
noun
plural of apophony
apophthegm
apophthegm
noun
(UK) Alternative spelling of apothegm
apophyeeal
apophysate
apophysate
adj
(anatomy) Possessing an apophysis
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
aporrhegma
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apothecary
apothecary
noun
(archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical) one who made and sold their own medicines in the medieval or early modern eras.
(archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary's shop, a drugstore.
(uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine.
apothecial
apothecial
adj
(lichenology) Relating to the apothecium.
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.
apotheoses
apotheoses
noun
plural of apotheosis
apotheosis
apotheosis
noun
(loosely) Release from earthly life, ascension to heaven; death.
(psychology) The latent entity that mediates between a person's psyche and their thoughts. The id, ego and superego in Freudian Psychology are examples of this.
A glorified example or ideal; the apex or pinnacle (of a concept or belief).
Glorification, exaltation; crediting someone or something with extraordinary power or status.
The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).
The fact or action of becoming or making into a god; deification.
apothesine
apotihecal
approached
approached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of approach
approacher
approacher
noun
(astronomy) An asteroid on a near-Earth trajectory.
Someone or something that approaches.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archipenko
archispore
areography
areography
noun
(astronomy, geography) The scientific study of the planet Mars' geographical features; geography of Mars.
arrephoria
arrephoroi
arrephoros
arsenophen
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asphodelus
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
audiophile
audiophile
noun
A person with an interest in high fidelity music and/or sound reproduction and its associated technology.
avoyership
azophenine
baphometic
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
belgophile
biographee
biographee
noun
One about whom a biography is written; the subject of a biography.
biographer
biographer
noun
The writer of a biography; a professional writer of biographies.
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bishopweed
bishopweed
noun
Alternative form of bishopsweed
bisphenoid
borophenol
boselaphus
brehonship
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bromphenol
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
calciphobe
calciphobe
noun
Any calciphobous plant.
cameograph
camphanone
campholide
camphorate
camphorate
adj
camphoric
noun
(chemistry) Any salt of camphoric acid.
verb
(transitive) To treat or impregnate with camphor.
camphorize
camphorone
canephorae
canephoroe
canephoroi
canephoros
canephorus
carpholite
carpholite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and silicon.
carpophore
carpophore
noun
(botany) A thin stalk that raises the pistil above the stamens in some plants.
(mycology) The stem of the fruiting body in higher fungi.
carpophyte
carpophyte
noun
(botany) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization.
catchpoled
celeomorph
celiolymph
cellophane
cellophane
noun
Any of a variety of transparent plastic films, especially one made of processed cellulose.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or package in cellophane.
celtophobe
cenotaphic
cenotaphic
adj
Pertaining to or of the nature of a cenotaph.
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephalodia
cephalodia
noun
plural of cephalodium
cephalonia
cephalonia
Proper noun
A Greek island in the eastern Ionian Sea, the largest of the Ionian Islands.
cephalopod
cephalopod
noun
Any mollusc, of the class Cephalopoda, which includes squid, cuttlefish, octopus, nautiloids etc.
cephalotus
cerography
cerography
noun
A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets of wax.
The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.
cetomorpha
chaetopoda
chamaerops
champenois
champertor
champertor
noun
(law) One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the right of suing, and carries it on at his or her own expense, in order to obtain a share of the gain.
championed
championed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champion
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chapelgoer
chapelgoer
noun
One who regularly attends chapel.
chaperoned
chaperoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaperone
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chapournet
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
checkpoint
checkpoint
noun
(computing) A situation, often represented by a point in time, at which the state of a database system is known to be valid, and to which it can be returned in the event of a crisis by using a combination of backups and logs; the data stored at this event.
(video games) A predetermined point in a map, level or scenario that the player may resume from if they die or restart from if they choose to.
A point or place where a check is performed, especially a point along a road or on a frontier where travellers are stopped for inspection
verb
To set a checkpoint.
cheiropody
cheiropody
noun
Archaic form of chiropody.
chelophore
chemopause
chemotroph
chemotroph
noun
An organism that obtains energy by the oxidation of electron-donating molecules in the environment.