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.
depletions
depletions
noun
plural of depletion
despoiling
despoiling
verb
present participle of despoil
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
disenvelop
disenvelop
verb
To unwrap or disentangle.
disulphone
ellipsonic
eosinophil
eosinophil
adj
Alternative form of eosinophilic
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for combating infection by parasites in the body.
epistolean
epistolean
noun
(rare) One who writes epistles; a correspondent.
escaloping
explosions
explosions
noun
plural of explosion
expulsions
expulsions
noun
plural of expulsion
floppiness
floppiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being floppy
impersonal
impersonal
adj
(grammar, of a verb or other word) Not having a subject, or having a third person pronoun without an antecedent.
Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.
Not personal; not representing a person; not having personality.
noun
(grammar) An impersonal word or construct.
interlopes
interlopes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interlope
interposal
interposal
noun
(dated) interposure
isopleuran
kinspeople
linopteris
lipogenous
lipoxenous
mailperson
mailperson
noun
A letter carrier of any gender.
melopianos
melopianos
noun
plural of melopiano
monopolies
monopolies
noun
plural of monopoly
monopolise
monopolise
verb
Alternative spelling of monopolize
necropolis
necropolis
noun
(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
(chiefly historical, also figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nonpareils
nonpareils
noun
plural of nonpareil
nonspecial
nonspecial
Adjective
Not special.
oenophiles
oenophiles
noun
plural of oenophile
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
opulencies
opulencies
noun
plural of opulency
opuntiales
palaeornis
papiliones
parsonlike
parsonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a parson.
pelasgikon
penologies
penologies
noun
plural of penology
penologist
penologist
noun
A student of, or expert in, penology.
pentapolis
pentapolis
noun
A geographic and/or institutional grouping of five cities
perculsion
personalia
personalia
noun
All the personal belongings, writings and information of an individual.
personalis
phelonions
phenolions
philoneism
philoneism
noun
The love of novelty or innovation.
pinionless
pinionless
adj
Without a pinion.
pistonlike
pistonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a piston.
plainsoled
planetoids
planetoids
noun
plural of planetoid
planiscope
platonised
platonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of platonise
platoniser
platoniser
noun
Alternative form of platonizer
pleonastic
pleonastic
adj
(grammar) Redundant.
(linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
poisonable
poisonable
adj
(obsolete) poisonous
Capable of being poisoned.
poisonless
poisonless
adj
Without poison.
polianthes
polishment
polishment
noun
The act of polishing, or the state of being polished.
politeness
politeness
noun
An act of politeness.
The quality of being polite.
pollenosis
pollenosis
noun
Alternative form of pollinosis
pollinates
pollinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pollinate
polonaises
polonaises
noun
plural of polonaise
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polonaise
polygenism
polygenism
noun
(ethnology) The belief that humans descended from more than one ancestral pair.
polygenist
polygenist
noun
One who maintains that animals of the same species are descended from more than one original pair.
polygonies
polygonies
noun
plural of polygony
polygynies
polygynies
noun
plural of polygyny
polyneices
polynesian
polynesian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.
Noun
A person from Polynesia.
A language group spoken by these people.
polytenies
poorliness
poorliness
noun
The quality of being poorly; ill health.
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
portliness
portliness
noun
The quality of being portly
postgenial
potentials
potentials
noun
plural of potential
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
presolving
presolving
noun
To transform a mathematical problem into an equivalent problem that is hopefully easier to solve.
prisonable
prisonable
adj
Synonym of imprisonable (“carrying a sentence of imprisonment”)
prisonlike
prisonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a prison
prolicense
prolixness
prolixness
noun
prolixity
proselenic
prosilient
prosilient
adj
Eminent; prominent; distinguished above others.
obvious; salient; prominent; conspicuous.
psalterion
psalterion
noun
(now historical, rare) Synonym of psaltery
psiloceran
purloiners
purloiners
noun
plural of purloiner
repletions
repletions
noun
plural of repletion
repulsions
repulsions
noun
plural of repulsion
scaloppine
scaloppine
noun
(cooking) A thin scallop of veal (sometimes other meat) dredged in flour and then sautéed.
sceliphron
scopoleine
scopoletin
scopoletin
noun
A coumarin found in the roots of plants in the genus Scopolia.
semiopenly
septillion
septillion
num
(US, modern British & Australian, short scale) A trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10²⁴.
(dated British & Australian, long scale) A billion quintillion: 1 followed by 42 zeros, 10⁴².
shinhopple
shinhopple
noun
The hobblebush.
shoupeltin
simpletons
simpletons
noun
plural of simpleton
sinapoline
sinapoline
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous base, CO.(NH.C₃H₅)₂, related to urea, and extracted from mustard oil; diallyl urea.
siphonales
siphonless
siphonless
adj
Without a siphon.
siphonlike
siphonlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a siphon.
sloppiness
sloppiness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being sloppy.
(uncountable) The property of being sloppy.
solenopsis
spangolite
spangolite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark green, basic aluminosilicate mineral of copper
spaniolate
spaniolize
sphenoidal
sphenoidal
adj
Synonym of sphenoid
sphenolith
spleniform
splintbone
spongelike
spongelike
adj
Like a sponge; spongy.
stenophile
suppletion
suppletion
noun
(grammar) More loosely, the use of unrelated (or distantly related) words for semantically related words which may not share the same lexical category, such as father/paternal or cow/bovine, normally referred to as collateral adjectives.
(linguistics, grammar) The use of an unrelated word or phrase to supply inflected forms otherwise lacking, e.g. using “to be able” as the infinitive of “can”, or “better” as the comparative of “good”, or “went” as the simple past of “go”.
The supplying of something lacking.
unperilous
unperilous
adj
Not perilous.
unpolished
unpolished
adj
Deprived of polish.
Not polished; not brought to a polish.
Not refined in manners or style
unpossible
unpossible
adj
(now rare, nonstandard, sometimes humorous) Impossible.