Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
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
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
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.
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
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.
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
deiphontes
diastrophe
diophysite
diotrephes
docentship
dyophysite
dyophysite
Noun
Someone who believes in the doctrine that there are ‘two natures’, human and divine, in Christ.
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
epiphytous
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
ethiopians
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
fishpotter
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
geophagist
geophagist
noun
One who eats earth, clay, chalk, etc.
geothlypis
hainesport
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
hephaistos
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
housepaint
hyalopsite
hyperstoic
hypnotised
hypnotised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hypnotise
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizes
hypnotizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hypnotize
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypothesis
hypothesis
noun
(general) An assumption taken to be true for the purpose of argument or investigation.
(grammar) The antecedent of a conditional statement.
(sciences) Used loosely, a tentative conjecture explaining an observation, phenomenon or scientific problem that can be tested by further observation, investigation and/or experimentation. As a scientific term of art, see the attached quotation. Compare to theory, and quotation given there.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
isoheptane
isoplethic
isoplethic
adj
Relating to isopleths.
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.
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
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythopeist
neophytish
neophytish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a neophyte.
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
orpheonist
orthoepies
orthoepies
noun
plural of orthoepy
orthoepist
orthoepist
noun
An expert at orthoepy: a person who studies the pronunciation of words, especially (historical) one of the orthoepists, 16th- and 17th-century linguists who tried to establish standard English pronunciations and spellings.
perthosite
philoetius
phosgenite
phosgenite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, lead, and oxygen.
physiotype
physiotype
noun
Any of a set of people or organisms that have a particular set of physical features
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pistonhead
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
polytheism
polytheism
noun
The belief in the existence of multiple gods.
polytheist
polytheist
noun
a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism
portership
portership
noun
The office or duty of a porter
prehistory
prehistory
noun
(humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era.
(often as pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
The study of those times.
The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
prehostile
pretorship
pretorship
noun
Alternative form of praetorship
priesthood
priesthood
noun
Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.
Priests as a group; the clergy.
The role or office of a priest.
proatheism
proatheist
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
prosthesis
prosthesis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Prothesis.
(medicine) An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.
prosthetic
prosthetic
adj
artificial, acting as a substitute for part of the body; relating to prosthesis
noun
An addition to an actor etc.'s body as part of a costume, intended to transform the person's appearance.
An artificial replacement for part of the body; a prosthesis, prosthetic device.
psilophyte
psilophyte
noun
Any plant of the former taxon Psilophyta
Any plant that is adapted to live in a savannah
rectorship
rectorship
noun
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
sextonship
sextonship
noun
The office or position of a sexton.
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.
shoupeltin
siphonated
sphenolith
spheration
spirochete
spirochete
noun
Any of several coiled bacteria of the order Spirochaetales, most of which are pathogenic to both humans and animals.
splotchier
splotchier
adj
comparative form of splotchy: more splotchy
spritehood
spritehood
noun
The state or period of being a sprite (elf, fairy, goblin).
stenophile
stephanion
stephanion
noun
(anatomy) The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line, or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal suture.
strophiole
strophiole
noun
(botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds.
teichopsia
teichopsia
noun
scintillating scotoma, a kind of visual aura preceding a migraine
telophasic
tensorship
theophilus
theophilus
Proper noun
The addressee of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.
name; rare in English.
theosophic
theosophic
adj
Of, or relating to theosophy.
thermopsis
thesprotia
thesprotia
Proper noun
a prefecture in Greece
thesprotis
tightropes
tightropes
noun
plural of tightrope
toparchies
toparchies
noun
plural of toparchy
trophesial
trophesial
adj
Pertaining to regulation of nourishment by the nervous system.