(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
adephagous
adephagous
adj
Relating to the Adephaga
greedy, gluttonous
alcelaphus
amphoterus
asphodelus
beautyship
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphide
bisulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of bisulfide
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
boselaphus
bucephalus
bucephalus
Proper noun
The warhorse of
Noun
Any horse used for riding.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
canephorus
cephalotus
chemopause
chophouses
chophouses
noun
plural of chophouse
chumpiness
chuprassie
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
dauphiness
dauphiness
noun
The wife of a dauphin.
delphinius
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
dicephalus
didelphous
didelphous
adj
Synonym of didelphic
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
disulphide
disulphide
noun
Alternative spelling of disulfide
disulphone
duennaship
duennaship
noun
The role or status of duenna.
eohippuses
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
epiphytous
epirhizous
eumorphous
euomphalus
euphausiid
euphausiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the taxonomic order Euphausiacea of krill.
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
euphonious
euphonious
adj
Of sounds, especially speech: demonstrating or possessing euphony; agreeable to the ear; pleasant-sounding.
euphonised
euphonised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphonise
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.
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
eupsychics
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
exophagous
exophagous
adj
Exhibiting or relating to exophagy.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
gaugership
gaugership
noun
The rank or office of a gauger.
geophagous
geophagous
adj
Eating earth.
geophilous
geophilous
adj
(botany) Terrestrial; growing or rooting in the ground.
(phytogeography) growing on the ground or on decaying vegetable matter: applied by Pound and Clements to a class of fungi.
Fruiting underground.
Loving the ground: specifically applied to sundry animals, especially the Geophila or land-snails.
guidership
gunnership
gunnership
noun
The office or role of a gunner.
haematopus
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hatshepsut
hatshepsut
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemophilus
hephaestus
heptanchus
herophilus
hexapodous
hexapodous
adj
(zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
hiphuggers
hiphuggers
noun
Jeans which have a tight waistline.
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hotspurred
housekkept
housepaint
housephone
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypnaceous
hypnaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Hypnaceae of mosses.
hypogenous
hypogenous
adj
(botany) Produced or growing on the undersurface.
hypogeusia
hypogeusia
noun
Reduced sense of taste
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
jamshedpur
judgeships
judgeships
noun
plural of judgeship
keypunches
keypunches
noun
plural of keypunch
laurelship
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
mesohippus
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
muspelheim
nephroncus
neuropsych
neuropsych
noun
(countable, colloquial) neuropsychologist
(uncountable, colloquial) neuropsychology
nonplushed
nonplushed
adj
(dated, pronunciation spelling) nonplussed
oesophagus
oesophagus
noun
(anatomy) The tube that carries food from the pharynx to the stomach.
outsharpen
overpunish
overpunish
verb
To punish excessively.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
paycheques
paycheques
noun
plural of paycheque
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
perochirus
phaseolous
phenacodus
phenicious
philoetius
phocaceous
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
physagogue
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
playhouses
playhouses
noun
plural of playhouse
plethorous
ploughshoe
ploughwise
ploughwise
adj
Moving, like a plough on a field, alternately from left to right and from right to left.
adv
In a ploughwise manner.
plushiness
plushiness
noun
The quality of being plushy.
poephagous
poephagous
adj
grass-eating
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
poorhouses
poorhouses
noun
plural of poorhouse
powerhouse
powerhouse
noun
(card games) A very good hand of cards, likely to win.
(figurative) Any source of power, energy or strength; a source of influence or inspiration
A power station; the building housing a power station
preexhaust
prefurnish
prepublish
prepublish
verb
To issue or release in advance of publication, or in advance of a date scheduled for publication.
prepunches
prepunches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prepunch
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.
pseudaphia
pseudechis
pseudhemal
pseudosoph
publishers
publishers
noun
plural of publisher
puckerbush
pukishness
pullshovel
punchiness
punchiness
noun
The condition of being punchy
punishable
punishable
adj
Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
purchasers
purchasers
noun
plural of purchaser
purchasery
pursership
pursership
noun
The rank or office of purser.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
quakership
repurchase
repurchase
noun
The act of repurchasing.
verb
To buy back or again; to regain by purchase.
rhizopuses
russophile
russophile
Noun
A person who loves the country, culture or people of Russia.
russophobe
russophobe
Noun
Someone who fears or hates Russians or Russian influence.
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.
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.