(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.
aspherical
aspherical
adj
Not (quite) spherical
beachdrops
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beterschap
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
despatcher
despatcher
noun
Alternative form of dispatcher
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.
ectosphere
ectosphere
noun
The cortical zone of a centrosphere
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
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
hairpieces
hairpieces
noun
plural of hairpiece
handscrape
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
horoscoper
horoscoper
Noun
One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
horoscopes
horoscopes
noun
plural of horoscope
hydroscope
hydroscope
noun
(historical) A kind of water clock consisting of a cylindrical graduated tube, from which the water escaped through a hole in the bottom.
A device for viewing objects below the surface of the water.
hydrospace
hydrospace
noun
That part of the Earth, or other planet, that lies below the surface of its lakes, seas and oceans,
hygroscope
hygroscope
noun
An instrument that indicates changes in atmospheric humidity
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hyperspace
hyperspace
noun
(mathematics) A Euclidian space of unspecified dimension.
(mathematics) An n-dimensional Euclidian space with n > 3.
(science fiction) A notional space orthogonal to the usual dimensions of space-time often used for faster-than-light travel.
verb
(science fiction, transitive, intransitive) To travel or transport into hyperspace.
hyperstoic
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
lectorship
lectorship
noun
The role or post of a lector.
leptorchis
logperches
logperches
noun
plural of logperch
macpherson
mercership
mercership
noun
The position, role, or work of a mercer.
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonspheric
oncosphere
oncosphere
noun
An embryonic form of a tapeworm, enclosed in a spherical membrane armed with six hooks
orthoscope
orthoscope
noun
An instrument for drawing projections of a skull.
An instrument for examining the interior of an eye.
overphysic
overspeech
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
packhorses
packhorses
noun
plural of packhorse
parachrose
parachrose
adj
(mineralogy) Changing colour by exposure to weather.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
parritches
parritches
noun
plural of parritch
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
patcheries
patcheries
noun
plural of patchery
perochirus
pharmacies
pharmacies
noun
plural of pharmacy
phenocryst
phenocryst
noun
(mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock
phoroscope
phrenesiac
polychrest
polychrest
noun
(medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases.
preachiest
preachiest
adj
superlative form of preachy: most preachy
preachings
preachings
noun
plural of preaching
precchosen
precherish
prepunches
prepunches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepunch
prestretch
prestretch
verb
(transitive) To stretch in advance.
princeship
princeship
noun
The dignity, rank, or office of a prince.
prophecies
prophecies
noun
plural of prophecy
prosthenic
prosthenic
adj
(zoology, obsolete) Having strong foreparts.
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.
psychiater
psychiater
noun
(archaic) A psychiatrist.
puckerbush
purchasers
purchasers
noun
plural of purchaser
purchasery
pyraechmes
rectorship
rectorship
noun
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
redispatch
redispatch
noun
Repeat dispatch
verb
To dispatch again
reproaches
reproaches
noun
plural of reproach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reproach
repurchase
repurchase
noun
The act of repurchasing.
verb
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
rheoscopic
rheoscopic
adj
Relating to the rheoscope.
rhinoscope
rhinoscope
noun
an instrument used to examine inside the nose
sarcophile
sarcophile
noun
(zoology) A carnivorous animal, especially a marsupial.
scaphander
scaphander
noun
(dated, formal) A kind of diving suit.
sceliphron
scenograph
scenograph
noun
A perspective representation or general view of an object.
schipperke
schipperke
noun
(zoology) A small breed of dog developed in Belgium, sometimes used as a watchdog on boats.
schumpeter
scolophore
scribeship
scribeship
noun
The state or business of a scribe.
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
semaphoric
semaphoric
adj
involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore
using semaphore
sepulchers
sepulchers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sepulcher
sepulchral
sepulchral
adj
Having a hollow and deep sound.
Relating to a grave or to death; funereal.
Suggestive of a grave or of death; gloomy; solemn.
sepulchred
sepulchred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sepulchre
sepulchres
sepulchres
noun
plural of sepulchre
seraphical
seraphical
adj
(archaic) Seraphic: of or relating to a seraph or the seraphim; (by extension) pure and sublime.
sharecrops
sharecrops
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sharecrop
sheepcrook
shipwrecks
shipwrecks
noun
plural of shipwreck
shipwrecky
shipwrecky
adj
(figurative) Weak, feeble; shaky.
Characteristic of a shipwreck.
speechlore
speechlore
noun
(nonce word) Philology; grammar.
The science, study, or knowledge of language or speech; linguistics.
sphericist
sphericist
noun
One who believes that the Earth is a sphere.
sphericity
sphericity
noun
(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being spherical, being a sphere.
(geometry, countable) The ratio of the surface area of a given particle to the surface area of a sphere with the same volume.
spheroidic
spheroidic
Adjective
spheroidal
sphincters
sphincters
noun
plural of sphincter
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
sprauchled
sprauchled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sprauchle