(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphispore
amphoterus
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
antrophose
apartheids
apartheids
noun
plural of apartheid
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apartheid
aphaeresis
aphaeresis
noun
(UK, Canada) Alternative spelling of apheresis
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
apostrophe
apostrophe
noun
(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.
(rhetoric) A sudden exclamatory piece of dialogue addressed to someone or something, especially absent.
apprehends
apprehends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprehend
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archership
archership
noun
The skill of an archer.
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archetypes
archetypes
noun
plural of archetype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of archetype
archisperm
archispore
archpriest
archpriest
noun
(Eastern Orthodox Church) The highest rank given to a married priest.
(Roman Catholicism) An honorific title applied to a priest who has a specific function.
arrephoros
arsenophen
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
avoyership
barbershop
barbershop
noun
(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.
(uncountable, music) A style of a capella vocal music, sung in four-part harmony, typically by a quartet of men.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To perform in the barbershop musical style.
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beterschap
biospheres
biospheres
noun
plural of biosphere
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blepharism
brehonship
brewership
brokership
brokership
noun
The role or position of a broker.
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
caesarship
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
canephoros
canephorus
carvership
cashkeeper
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
chamaerops
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chapelries
chapelries
noun
plural of chapelry
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
chargeship
chargeship
noun
The position or office of a chargé d'affaires.
checkstrap
chirpiness
chirpiness
noun
the state or quality of being chirpy
choeropsis
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
chrosperma
chuprassie
clerkships
clerkships
noun
plural of clerkship
coheirship
coheirship
noun
The state of being a coheir
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cryosphere
cryosphere
noun
All those areas of the Earth where the surface is frozen.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
cystophore
dealership
dealership
noun
A place that sells items, especially cars.
deathtraps
deathtraps
noun
plural of deathtrap
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
demisphere
demorphism
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
diaphorase
diaphorase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of flavoprotein enzymes that catalyze the reduction of cytochrome and other similar compounds
diastrophe
diotrephes
discophore
discophore
noun
(zoology) Any of the Discophora.
dispatcher
dispatcher
noun
(computing) A piece of software responsible for assigning priorities and resources to tasks waiting to be scheduled.
(gambling, slang) Any die used for cheating, whether fraudulently weighted or bearing duplicate numbers.
In a transportation organization, a person who controls the movements of vehicles.
agent noun of dispatch; one who dispatches.
drivership
dysphrenia
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
ensphering
ensphering
verb
present participle of ensphere
entosphere
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
ephemerist
ephemerist
noun
One who collects or studies ephemera.
One who keeps an ephemeris; a diarist.
One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets.
ephemerons
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
ephererist
ephidrosis
epiphysary
epirhizous
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
eumorphous
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphrasies
euphrasies
noun
plural of euphrasy
euphrosyne
euphrosyne
Proper noun
One of the three Charites and the goddess of joy.
Short for a main belt asteroid.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exospheres
exospheres
noun
plural of exosphere
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
felsophyre
fishpotter
flapperish
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
gonosphere
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
grieveship
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
hainesport
hairpieces
hairpieces
noun
plural of hairpiece
handscrape
harpalides
harpooners
harpooners
noun
plural of harpooner
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hasteproof
headspring
headspring
noun
(gymnastics) A move in which the gymnast places both hands on the mat with the top of the head about 6 inches in front, pushes off with the hands while flipping the legs overhead, and lands on the feet.
A fountainhead; a source.
A spring that sits at the top of a mechanism, pushing the internal parts inward.
verb
(gymnastics) To perform a headspring.
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hemiphrase
hemisphere
hemisphere
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
(astronomy, astrology) Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
(cartography) A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
(figuratively) A realm or domain of activity .
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
(geometry) Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
hemosporid
hempstring
heraldship
heraldship
noun
The status or office of a herald.
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
herophilus
herpestine
hesperides
hesperidia
hesperidia
noun
plural of hesperidium
hesperidin
hesperidin
noun
(biochemistry) a flavanone glycoside found in citrus fruit
hesperinon
hesperinos
hesperitin
hesperitin
noun
Alternative form of hesperetin
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
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.
holophrase
homorelaps
homosphere
homosphere
noun
The lower part of the atmosphere, up to about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is no great change in its composition.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
hoppestere
horoscoper
horoscoper
Noun
One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
horoscopes
horoscopes
noun
plural of horoscope
horseplays
horseplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horseplay
horsepower
horsepower
noun
(uncountable) Power derived from the motion of a horse.
(uncountable) Strength.
A metric unit (symbol often PS from the German abbreviation), approximately equal to 735.5 watts.
A nonmetric unit of power (symbol hp) with various definitions, for different applications. The most common of them is probably the mechanical horsepower, approximately equal to 745.7 watts.