(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.
aedileship
aedileship
noun
(historical) The office of an aedile.
(historical) The period or duration of this office.
alcelaphus
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphonsine
alphosises
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
apophyseal
apophyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to an apophysis.
asphaltene
asphaltene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of the dark organic constituents of crude oils and bitumen that are soluble in aromatic solvents but not in aliphatic ones; they are polycyclic aromatic compounds (composed of fused benzene rings) with aliphatic side chains
asphaltite
asphaltite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various bitumens containing asphaltenes.
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
asphodelus
bailieship
battleship
battleship
noun
(military, nautical) A large capital warship displacing tens of thousands of tons, heavily armoured and armed with big guns; now obsolescent and replaced by smaller vessels with guided missiles.
(military, nautical, archaic) A ship of the line.
A guessing game played on grid paper; see Battleship (game).
A non-functional rocket stage, used for configuration and integration tests.
beadleship
beadleship
noun
The office of a beadle.
beldamship
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blepharism
boselaphus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
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.
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
delphinius
depolished
depolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolish
depolishes
depolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depolish
diaphyseal
diaphyseal
adj
Of or pertaining to diaphysis
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diplophase
diplophase
noun
(biology) The diploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
discophile
discophile
noun
record collector
diskophile
displenish
displenish
verb
(Scotland, transitive) To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of stock.
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
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.
enthalpies
enthalpies
noun
plural of enthalpy
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epiphyseal
epiphyseal
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis
epiphysial
epiphysial
adj
Alternative form of epiphyseal
esophageal
esophageal
adj
Of or pertaining to the esophagus.
euomphalus
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
felsophyre
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flapperish
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
gentleship
gentleship
noun
(obsolete) The deportment or conduct of a gentleman.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
geothlypis
halopsyche
haploidies
haploidies
noun
plural of haploidy
haplophase
haplophase
noun
(biology) The haploid phase in the life cycle of an organism
haploscope
haploscope
noun
An optical device that presents a separate image to each eye
harpalides
heliopolis
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
hellespont
hellespont
Proper noun
The strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea to the west.
helplessly
helplessly
adv
Without protection or assistance.
Without the ability to help oneself.
Without the ability to react actively.
hemophilus
heptastyle
heptastyle
adj
(architecture, of a Classical temple or other structure) having seven columns
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
herophilus
hippelates
holdership
holdership
noun
The legal right to possess and use something that is owned by someone else.
The state of being a holder; the condition of having rights to something.
hollsopple
holophrase
homeoplasy
homeoplasy
noun
The taking on by one biological tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin grafting.
homophiles
homophiles
noun
plural of homophile
homorelaps
hopelessly
hopelessly
adv
In a manner showing no hope
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hospitalet
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hyalopsite
hypalgesia
hypalgesia
noun
Alternative form of hypoalgesia
hypalgesic
hypalgesic
adj
Alternative form of hypoalgesic
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hyperlexis
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hyphenless
hyphenless
adj
Without a hyphen.
impolished
ischepolis
isocephaly
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
jailership
jailership
noun
The role or status of a jailer.
kelpfishes
kelpfishes
noun
plural of kelpfish
lackeyship
lackeyship
noun
The role or status of a lackey.
laurelship
lawyership
lawyership
noun
The state or business of a lawyer.
leadership
leadership
noun
A group of leaders.
The capacity of someone to lead others.
The office or status of a leader.
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
legateship
legateship
noun
The office or authority of a legate.
leptorchis
lesseeship
lesseeship
noun
The status or role of lessee.
lexiphanes
lexiphanes
noun
plural of lexiphane
lippershey
lippershey
Proper noun
A crater of the Moon.
lithoscope
lithoscope
noun
(historical) An instrument for measuring the refractive indices of crystal materials.
lithosperm
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
mapleshade
mesocephal
mesophilic
mesophilic
adj
living and thriving at moderate temperatures
of, or relating to a mesophile
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
muspelheim
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
nonspheral
oenophiles
oenophiles
noun
plural of oenophile
oesophagal
oesophagal
adj
Alternative form of esophageal
osphyocele
otosphenal
otosphenal
adj
(anatomy, dated) basioccipital
overpolish
overpolish
verb
(transitive) To polish too much.
oversplash
paddlefish
paddlefish
noun
Any of several primitive fish, of the family Polyodontidae, that have a long snout shaped like a paddle.