(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.
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.
asphodelus
bishopless
bishopless
adj
(of a diocese) Without a bishop.
bishoplike
bishoplike
adj
Resembling, or pertaining to a bishop.
boselaphus
cephalotus
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.
depolished
depolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depolish
depolishes
depolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depolish
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
disulphone
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
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
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
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
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.
hemophilus
herophilus
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
hyperbolas
hyperboles
hyperboles
noun
plural of hyperbole
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
impolished
ischepolis
isocephaly
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
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.
lithosperm
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
lophosteon
lophosteon
noun
(anatomy) The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.
mesocephal
mesophilic
mesophilic
adj
living and thriving at moderate temperatures
of, or relating to a mesophile
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
palaeophis
pentathlos
pentathlos
noun
(obsolete) A pentathlete.
phaeoplast
phaeoplast
noun
Alternative form of pheoplast
phalaropes
phalaropes
noun
plural of phalarope
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.
phaseolous
phelonions
phenolions
phenoplast
phenoplast
noun
(chemistry) phenolic resin.
philoetius
philoneism
philoneism
noun
The love of novelty or innovation.
philosophe
philosophe
noun
(derogatory) An incompetent philosopher; a philosophaster.
Any of the leading philosophers or intellectuals of the 18th-century French Enlightenment.
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
phocylides
phosphenyl
photocells
photocells
noun
plural of photocell
phyllosome
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
playhouses
playhouses
noun
plural of playhouse
pledgeshop
plethorous
ploughshoe
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
plowshares
plowshares
noun
plural of plowshare
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
polianthes
polishable
polishable
adj
That can be polished.
polishedly
polishedly
adv
In a polished manner; refinedly, elegantly.
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
polyphaser
polyphaser
noun
A machine generating more than one pressure wave.
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
polyphides
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytheist
polytheist
noun
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
poodleship
postholder
postholder
noun
The holder of a post (title).
potholders
potholders
noun
plural of potholder
potlatches
potlatches
noun
plural of potlatch
prehostile
psephology
psephology
noun
An ancient Greek method of numerology, similar to gematria.
The predictive or statistical study of elections.
psilophyte
psilophyte
noun
Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
pullshovel
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
repolished
repolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repolish
repolishes
repolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repolish
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
saprophile
saprophile
noun
Any saprophilous organism.
sarcophile
sarcophile
noun
(zoology) A carnivorous animal, especially a marsupial.
sceliphron
scolophore
selaphobia
selaphobia
noun
(rare, medicine) Fear or intolerance of flashes of light.
serbophile
serbophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Serbophile
sheepfolds
sheepfolds
noun
plural of sheepfold
shellproof
shellproof
adj
Resistant to shelling.
shinhopple
shinhopple
noun
The hobblebush.
shipholder
shipholder
noun
The owner of a ship.
shoopiltie
shoopiltie
noun
(Shetland) Synonym of kelpie (“water spirit”)
shoplifted
shoplifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shoplift
shoplifter
shoplifter
noun
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
shopsoiled
shopsoiled
adj
Alternative form of shop-soiled
shopwalker
shopwalker
noun
(Britain) Alternative form of shop-walker
shoupeltin
showplaces
showplaces
noun
plural of showplace
siphonales
siphonless
siphonless
adj
Without a siphon.
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
slavophile
slavophobe
snapholder
sophoclean
sophoclean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Sophocles or his works.
spattlehoe
speechlore
speechlore
noun
(nonce word) Philology; grammar.
The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics.