The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
capernutie
chirrupper
chuprassie
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
copernicus
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curiescopy
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
encarpuspi
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicentrum
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
eucryptite
eucryptite
noun
(mineralogy) A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
eurytropic
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.
imprudency
imprudency
noun
(obsolete) The fact or quality of being imprudent; rashness.
(obsolete, countable) An imprudent act.
interpubic
interpubic
adj
(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.
interpunct
interpunct
noun
(typography) The punctuation mark ⟨·⟩.
jimpricute
lupercalia
lupercalia
Proper noun
An ancient pastoral festival observed in mid-February to avert evil spirits and purify the city.
misproduce
misproduce
verb
To produce something poorly, or in an improper way
nupercaine
overpublic
palicourea
parageusic
parageusic
adj
Of or relating to parageusia.
paramecium
paramecium
noun
An oval-shaped protozoan organism of the genus Paramecium.
paranuclei
paranuclei
noun
plural of paranucleus
paroecious
paroecious
adj
(bryology) Having the male and female reproductive organs in close proximity.
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
pauperitic
peculiarly
peculiarly
adv
(act-related) Acting in strange or perverse way.
(degree) Strangely, oddly.
(degree) To greater degree than is usual.
(degree, of a place or circumstance) Mostly or solely associated with.
(evaluative) Such as to be strange or odd.
(manner) In a manner that is greater than usual.
(manner) In a strange or perverse manner; strangely.
Strongly associated with; in a manner that is peculiar or restricted to some person or place.
pedicuring
pedicuring
verb
present participle of pedicure
pedicurism
pedicurism
noun
The practice or the art of giving pedicures.
pedicurist
pedicurist
noun
A person who performs pedicures.
pellicular
pellicular
adj
(chemistry) Describing the stationary phase of a chromatography system consisting of a porous outer shell on an impermeable particles
Bearing a pellicle.
Of or pertaining to a pellicle.
perculsion
perculsive
percussing
percussing
verb
present participle of percuss
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
percussive
percussive
adj
(phonetics) Produced by striking organs together, for example, smacking the lips or gnashing the teeth.
Characterized by percussion; caused by or related to the action of striking or pounding something.
noun
(phonetics) A percussive phone.
percutient
percutient
adj
(archaic) Striking; having the power of striking or hitting.
noun
(archaic) That which has the power of striking.
periculant
periculous
periculous
adj
dangerous, hazardous, perilous
periductal
periductal
adj
Around a duct (for example, the ductus arteriosus).
periocular
periocular
adj
(anatomy) Surrounding the eyeball.
perlucidus
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
perochirus
perspicous
picaresque
picaresque
adj
(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.
Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.
noun
(literature) A picaresque novel.
picturable
picturable
adj
Capable of being imagined.
Capable of, or suitable for, being depicted in a picture.
picturedom
pictureful
picturized
picturized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of picturize
pilocereus
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pleuralgic
pluckerian
polyneuric
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
praecipuum
preacquire
preacquire
verb
(transitive) To acquire in advance.
precarious
precarious
adj
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
(dentistry) Relating to incipient caries.
(law) Depending on the intention of another.
precaution
precaution
noun
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent misfortune or to secure good
verb
(transitive) To warn or caution beforehand.
(transitive, rare) To take precaution against.
preciouses
preciouses
noun
plural of precious
preciously
preciously
adv
In a precious manner.
precluding
precluding
verb
present participle of preclude
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preclusive
preclusive
adj
Serving to preclude.
precocious
precocious
adj
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.
precordium
precordium
noun
(anatomy) The region of the body over the heart and thorax.
precrucial
precursive
precursive
adj
Being a style of handwriting that can later be developed into cursive.
Preceding; introductory; precursory.
precurtain
precurtain
adj
Before the curtain falls at the end of a play.
Before the curtain rises at the start of a play.
predacious
predacious
adj
Alternative spelling of predaceous
prediscuss
prediscuss
verb
(transitive) To discuss in advance.
preinclude
preinclude
verb
(transitive) To include beforehand.
preinduced
preinduced
adj
induced prior to some other operation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preinduce
prejudiced
prejudiced
adj
Having prejudices.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prejudice
prejudices
prejudices
noun
plural of prejudice
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prejudice
premusical
premusical
adj
Before music.
prenuncial
pricklouse
pricklouse
noun
(derogatory, archaic) A lousy person.
procursive
procursive
adj
(medicine) Running forward, as the patient does in certain forms of epilepsy.
producible
producible
adj
Able to be produced
productile
productile
adj
Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.
productive
productive
adj
(linguistics, of an affix or word construction rule) Consistently applicable to any of an open set of words.
(medicine) Of a cough, producing mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.
(medicine) Of inflammation, producing new tissue.
Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.
Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.
Yielding good or useful results; constructive.
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.
A proscenium arch.
publicizer
publicizer
noun
A person who publicizes.
puckeriest
purbeckian
putrescine
putrescine
noun
A diamine, NH₂(CH₂)₄NH₂ (1,4-diaminobutane or butanediamine), produced by the breakdown of amino acids in living and dead organisms.
quadriceps
quadriceps
noun
(anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.
recipiatur
reciproque
reciproque
adj
(obsolete) reciprocal
recoupling
recoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is recoupled.
verb
present participle of recouple
reoccupied
reoccupied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reoccupy
reoccupies
reoccupies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reoccupy
republical
republican
republican
adj
Advocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
Alternative letter-case form of Republican.
Of or belonging to a republic.
noun
A bird of a kind that builds many nests together: the American cliff swallow, or the South African weaver bird.
Someone who favors a republic as a form of government.
retropubic
retropubic
adj
(anatomy) Behind the pubic area (and in front of the urinary bladder)
rupicoline
rupicoline
adj
(zoology) Dwelling among the rocks.
scriptured
scriptures
scriptures
noun
plural of scripture
scuppering
scuppering
verb
present participle of scupper
serpulitic
serpulitic
adj
Of or relating to serpulites.
specularia
spermiduct
spermiduct
noun
Synonym of vas deferens
subphrenic
subphrenic
adj
(anatomy) Below the diaphragm
subspheric
supercilia
supercilia
noun
plural of supercilium
supercivil
superclaim
supercrime
superficie
superslick
superslick
adj
(informal) Very slick.
supersonic
supersonic
adj
(colloquial, of a sound) Ultrasonic, having a frequency too high to be audible.
(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).
noun
An aircraft that can travel at the speed of sound.
superthick
superthick
adj
Very thick.
supertonic
supertonic
noun
(music) The second note in a diatonic scale.
supertunic
supertunic
noun
A tunic worn over other clothing; a surcoat.
turcophile
turcophile
Adjective
Favouring or sympathetic to Turkey.
uncapering
uncreeping
uncrippled
uncrippled
adj
Not crippled.
undecipher
undecipher
verb
(transitive) To decipher.
undecrepit
underpitch
underpitch
Verb
To fill underneath; to stuff.
underprice
underprice
verb
To sell at a lower price than another (especially than a competitor)