(obsolete) One who acknowledges no head or superior
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.
alcelaphus
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
cachespell
calipashes
calipashes
noun
plural of calipash
caliphates
caliphates
noun
plural of caliphate
cattleship
cephalitis
cephalitis
noun
(medicine, dated) encephalitis
(medicine, dated) phrenitis
cephalotus
chapelries
chapelries
noun
plural of chapelry
cheapishly
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
clientship
clientship
noun
The position of a client.
clipsheets
clipsheets
noun
plural of clipsheet
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
dicephalus
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
ecthlipses
ecthlipses
noun
plural of ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
ecthlipsis
noun
(phonology) The dropping out or suppression from a word of a consonant, with or without a vowel.
(phonology) The elision of a final /m/, with the preceding vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
halopsyche
haploscope
haploscope
noun
An optical device that presents a separate image to each eye
helioscope
helioscope
noun
(astronomy) An apparatus for viewing the Sun without harming the eye, by means of an optical filter that attenuates most of sunlight while allowing only a small amount of the solar radiation.
helioscopy
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
ischepolis
isocephaly
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
lithoscope
lithoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
mesocephal
mesophilic
mesophilic
adj
living and thriving at moderate temperatures
of, or relating to a mesophile
osphyocele
phascogale
phascogale
noun
Any of several Australian dasyurid marsupials, of the genus Phascogale, the males of which die shortly after mating
phascolome
phascolome
noun
(zoology) A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
phocylides
photocells
photocells
noun
plural of photocell
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
potlatches
potlatches
noun
plural of potlatch
sarcophile
sarcophile
noun
(zoology) A carnivorous animal, especially a marsupial.
scapewheel
sceliphron
schlepping
schlepping
verb
present participle of schlep
present participle of schlepp
scolophore
sepulchers
sepulchers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sepulcher
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.
sepulchred
sepulchred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sepulchre
sepulchres
sepulchres
noun
plural of sepulchre
seraphical
seraphical
adj
(archaic) Seraphic: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; (by extension) pure and sublime.
shelfpiece
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
shufflecap
siphuncled
siphuncled
adj
(zoology) Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.
sophoclean
sophoclean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works.
speechless
speechless
adj
(archaic) Synonym of unspeakable.
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.
speechlore
speechlore
noun
(nonce word) Philology; grammar.
The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics.
sphacelate
sphacelate
adj
Affected with gangrene; necrotic.
verb
(transitive, medicine) To affect with gangrene.
sphacelial
sphacelism
sphaceloma
sphacelous
splotchier
splotchier
adj
comparative form of splotchy: more splotchy
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle