(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
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
archisperm
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.
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blepharism
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
chamaerops
chrosperma
demisphere
demorphism
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
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.
eumorphous
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
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
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
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
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.
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hyperprism
hyperprism
noun
(geometry) A prism that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypnosperm
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.
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
jamshedpur
lithosperm
macpherson
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
membership
membership
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
The body of members of an organization.
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mercership
mercership
noun
The position, role, or work of a mercer.
mesomorphy
mesophragm
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesosphere
mesosphere
noun
(geology) The part of the Earth's mantle below the asthenosphere and above the outer core.
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
misosopher
misosopher
noun
One who hates wisdom or knowledge.
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
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
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
pharmacies
pharmacies
noun
plural of pharmacy
phasemeter
phasemeter
noun
A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
pheromones
pheromones
noun
plural of pheromone
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.
phrasemake
physoderma
physometra
physometra
noun
distension of the uterus due to the presence of gas or air
proatheism
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
prophetism
prophetism
noun
The work of prophets; prophecy.
pyraechmes
raphaelism
raphaelism
Proper noun
The principles of painting introduced by the Italian painter Raphael.
reemphases
reemphases
noun
plural of reemphasis
reemphasis
reemphasis
noun
The act of reemphasizing; a second or subsequent emphasis.
reshipment
reshipment
noun
(countable) A second or subsequent shipment.
(uncountable) The condition of being reshipped.
rhodosperm
rhodosperm
noun
Any seaweed with red spores.
schumpeter
semaphored
semaphored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of semaphore
semaphores
semaphores
noun
plural of semaphore
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of semaphore
semaphoric
semaphoric
adj
involving waving the arms, as if using semaphore
using semaphore
semisphere
semisphere
noun
hemisphere
shameproof
shameproof
adj
resistant to shame
shampooers
shampooers
noun
plural of shampooer
shapometer
shapometer
noun
An instrument for measuring the shape of something.
shipmaster
shipmaster
noun
The master of a ship; a captain; a commander.
shrimpiest
shrimpiest
adj
superlative form of shrimpy: most shrimpy
shrimplike
shrimplike
adj
Resembling a shrimp.
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
sophomores
sophomores
noun
plural of sophomore
sphenogram
sphenogram
noun
A cuneiform character.
spheriform
spheromere
spheromere
noun
(zoology) Any of the symmetrical segments arranged around the central axis and composing the body of a radiate animal.
spherosome
spherosome
noun
(biology) A small plant organelle that stores fat
stepmother
stepmother
noun
(botany, rare) A viola, especially Viola tricolor, heartsease.
The wife of one's biological father, other than one's biological mother.
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
thermopsis
trophosome
trophosome
noun
(anatomy) An organ found in some animals, located in the coelomic cavity, that houses symbiotic bacteria, which in turn provide nutrients to the host animal.
(biology) The group of nutritive zooids of a hydrozoan.
(biology) The mass of chemolithoautotrophic bacteria in a pogonophoran that metabolizes sulfide.