(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.
choeropsis
chorioptes
christoper
christophe
coheirship
coheirship
noun
The state of being a coheir
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
demorphism
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.
editorship
editorship
noun
The position or job of being an editor
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
eosphorite
eosphorite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
ephidrosis
epirhizous
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exospheric
exospheric
adj
Of or pertaining to an exosphere.
fishpotter
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
hainesport
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hemosporid
herophilus
hesperinon
hesperinos
hieroscopy
hieroscopy
noun
hieromancy
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.
hopperings
hopperings
noun
The gravel that remains in the hopper of a cradle while panning for gold.
horsewhips
horsewhips
noun
plural of horsewhip
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of horsewhip
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hydropsies
hydropsies
noun
plural of hydropsy
hydrospire
hydrospire
noun
A flattened calcareous tube on each side of the midline of the inner part of the ambulacra of a blastoid
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hypersolid
hypersolid
noun
(geometry) A solid that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
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.
hyperstoic
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
ideographs
ideographs
noun
plural of ideograph
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
ionosphere
ionosphere
noun
The part of the Earth's atmosphere beginning at an altitude of about 50 kilometers (31 miles) and extending outward 500 kilometers (310 miles) or more.
The similar region of the atmosphere of another planet.
isophorone
isophorone
noun
(chemistry) An α,β-unsaturated cyclic ketone, a colourless to yellowish liquid with a characteristic smell, used as a solvent and as an intermediate in organic synthesis.
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
lithosperm
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
misosopher
misosopher
noun
One who hates wisdom or knowledge.
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
nonshipper
nonshipper
noun
A person or organisation that is not a shipper.
nonspheric
openairish
opisthenar
opisthenar
noun
(medicine, anatomy, rare) The back of the hand.
oreophasis
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.
overphysic
overpolish
overpolish
verb
(transitive) To polish too much.
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
ownerships
ownerships
noun
plural of ownership
perochirus
personship
personship
noun
Synonym of personhood
perthosite
phanerosis
phanerosis
noun
(of a colloid) The expansion of individual droplets such that they become visible
pokerishly
pokerishly
adv
In a pokerish manner.
porkfishes
porphyries
porphyries
noun
plural of porphyry
portership
portership
noun
The office or duty of a porter
prefashion
prehension
prehension
noun
(philosophy) According to Alfred North Whitehead, a type of universally acting perception that is not limited to living, self-conscious beings, and which involves an interconnectedness of the observer and the observed.
The act of grasping or gripping, especially with the hands.
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
preshowing
preshowing
verb
present participle of preshow
pretorship
pretorship
noun
Alternative form of praetorship
preworship
preworship
adj
Prior to worship.
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
prophecies
prophecies
noun
plural of prophecy
prophesied
prophesied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prophesy
prophesier
prophesier
noun
A person who makes prophecies or foretells the future; a prophet.
prophesies
prophesies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prophesy
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
prorrhesis
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.
prowfishes
prowfishes
noun
plural of prowfish
rectorship
rectorship
noun
(obsolete) Government; guidance.
The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.
repolished
repolished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repolish
repolishes
repolishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repolish
rhapsodies
rhapsodies
noun
plural of rhapsody
rhapsodize
rhapsodize
verb
(intransitive) To perform a rhapsody.
(intransitive) To speak with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm (about, (up)on or over something).
(transitive) To recount or describe (something) as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody.
(transitive) To say (something) with exaggerated or rapturous enthusiasm.
rheoscopic
rheoscopic
adj
Relating to the rheoscope.
rhinoscope
rhinoscope
noun
an instrument used to examine inside the nose
rhizopuses
ropishness
ropishness
noun
The state or quality of being ropish.
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
semaphoric
semaphoric
adj
involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore
using semaphore
seniorship
seniorship
noun
The rank or position of senior; seniority.
serbophile
serbophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Serbophile
serphoidea
shipbroken
shipbroken
adj
Synonym of shipwrecked
shipholder
shipholder
noun
The owner of a ship.
shoplifter
shoplifter
noun
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
shropshire
shropshire
Proper noun
An inland county of England bordered by the English counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and the Welsh county of Powys and county borough of Wrexham.
Noun
One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.
sophronize
sophronize
verb
(transitive, rare) To imbue with moral principles or self-control.
spheration
spheriform
spheroidal
spheroidal
adj
Like a spheroid; roughly spherical.
noun
A spheroid
spheroidic
spheroidic
Adjective
spheroidal
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
spridhogue
springhope
spritehood
spritehood
noun
The state or period of being a sprite (elf, fairy, goblin).
strophiole
strophiole
noun
(botany) An excrescence or tubercle around the hilum of certain seeds.
tensorship
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.
whisperous
whisperous
adj
whispery
wirephotos
wirephotos
noun
plural of wirephoto
worshipers
worshipers
noun
plural of worshiper
worshipped
worshipped
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of worship
worshipper
worshipper
noun
A person who worships, especially at a place of assembly for religious services.