(botany) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off; truncate.
(obsolete) Broken off.
(obsolete, rare) Broken away (from restraint).
Curt in manner.
Extremely steep or craggy as if broken up; precipitous.
Having sudden transitions from one subject or state to another; unconnected; disjointed.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
noun
(poetic) Something which is abrupt; an abyss.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To tear off or asunder.
To interrupt suddenly.
accupy
acoupa
acoupe
alecup
alpieu
alupag
alypum
ampule
ampule
noun
Alternative spelling of ampoule
ampuls
ampuls
noun
plural of ampul
apercu
apercu
noun
Alternative spelling of aperçu
apluda
appius
appius
Proper noun
name, notably borne by a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way
apulia
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
arloup
asopus
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
aupaka
aupaka
noun
Any of various flowering plants of the genus Isodendrion.
auspex
backup
backup
adj
(computing) That is intended as a backup.
Standby, reserve or extra.
Supporting, reinforcing; (music) of or related to accompaniment
noun
(computing) A copy of a file or record, stored separately from the original, that can be used to recover the original if it is destroyed or damaged.
(law enforcement) reinforcements
A reserve or substitute.
An accumulation of material caused by a (partial) obstruction or (complete) blockage of the flow or movement of the material, or an accumulation of material that causes an overflow due to the flow being greater than the maximum possible flow.
verb
Misspelling of back up.
ballup
bangup
bebump
bebump
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To bump thoroughly; belabour.
bepuff
bepuff
verb
(archaic) To puff out.
(archaic, transitive) To puff; praise fulsomely; bepraise.
bippus
blowup
blowup
noun
(photography) An enlargement
An explosion, or violent outburst
bumped
bumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bump
bumpee
bumpee
noun
An airline passenger who is bumped to a later flight.
bumper
bumper
adj
(colloquial) Large; (as if) filled to the bumpers at the top of a silo.
noun
(Australia, slang) A cigarette butt.
(automotive) Parts at the front and back of a vehicle which are meant to absorb the impact of a collision; fender.
(billiards) A side wall of a pool table.
(broadcasting) A short ditty or jingle used to separate a show from the advertisements.
(colloquial, now chiefly attributive) Anything large or successful.
(cricket) A bouncer.
(music) An extra musician (not notated in the score) who assists the principal French horn by playing less-exposed passages, so that the principal can save their 'lip' for difficult solos. Also applied to other sections of the orchestra.
(obsolete) A drinking vessel filled to the brim.
(pinball) An object on a playfield that applies force to the pinball when hit, often giving a minor increase in score.
(slang, Caribbean, Jamaica) A woman's posterior, particularly one that is considered full and desirable.
(slang, dated) A covered house at a theatre, etc., in honour of some favourite performer.
A cylindrical object used (as a substitute for birds) to train dogs to retrieve.
Any mechanical device used to absorb an impact, soften a collision, or protect against impact.
Someone or something that bumps.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To drink from the vessels called bumpers.
bumphs
bumpsy
bunyip
bunyip
noun
(Australia) A mythical Australian monster, said to inhabit swamps and lagoons.
(Australia, slang, obsolete) An imposter or con-man.
burlap
burlap
noun
(US) A very strong, coarse cloth, made from jute, flax, or hemp, and used to make sacks, etc.
verb
(transitive) To wrap or cover in burlap.
burnup
burnup
noun
(physics) A measure of the consumption of fuel in a nuclear reactor.
burped
burped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of burp
calpul
campus
campus
noun
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
verb
To confine to campus as a punishment.
To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
capful
capful
noun
(nautical) A light puff of wind.
The amount that will fit into a cap.
capuan
capuan
Adjective
Relating to, or characteristic of Capua.
capuli
caputa
caputo
carpus
carpus
noun
(anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
catsup
catsup
noun
Alternative form of ketchup
cephus
cepous
cherup
cherup
noun
Archaic form of chirrup.
chulpa
chumpa
chumps
chumps
noun
plural of chump
chumpy
chumpy
adj
(slang, mildly insulting) Like a chump; annoying.
(slang, of a person) Blockheaded; dim-witted.
Short and fat, particularly in comparison with something of more favourable dimensions.
chupak
chupon
chupon
noun
Any of several South American trees (Bumelia obtusifolia or Gustavia yaracuyensis)
cippus
cippus
noun
(historical) The stocks.
A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for sepulchral inscriptions, etc.
clumps
clumps
noun
A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing previously selected by two persons who answer the questions.
plural of clump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clump
clumpy
clumpy
adj
Clompy; with heavy footfalls.
Forming or tending to form clumps.
Resembling a clump.
clupea
cluppe
cockup
cockup
noun
(archaic) A hat or cap worn turned up in front.
A large edible fish of India (Lates calcarifer)
Alternative spelling of cock-up
colpus
colpus
noun
(botany, palynology) A groove sometimes occurring on grains of pollen
copout
copout
noun
Alternative spelling of cop-out
copula
copula
noun
(biology) The act of copulation; mating.
(linguistics, grammar) A word, usually a verb, used to link the subject of a sentence with a predicate (usually a subject complement or an adverbial), that unites or associates the subject with the predicate.
(music) A device that connects two or more keyboards of an organ.
(statistics) A function that represents the association between two or more variables, independent of the individual marginal distributions of the variables.
corpus
corpus
noun
(specifically, linguistics) Such a collection in form of an electronic database used for linguistic analyses.
(uncommon) A body, a collection.
A collection of writings, often on a specific topic, of a specific genre, from a specific demographic or a particular author, etc.
corrup
couped
couped
adj
(heraldry) cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal)
coupee
coupee
noun
A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
couper
coupes
coupes
noun
plural of coupe
couple
couple
adj
(informal, US) Two or (a) small number of.
det
(colloquial, US) Two or a few, a small number of.
noun
(architecture) A couple-close.
(informal) A small number.
(physics) A turning effect created by forces that sum to zero in magnitude but produce a non-zero external torque.
One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
verb
(intransitive) To join in sexual intercourse; to copulate.
(transitive) To cause (two animals) to copulate, to bring (two animals) together for mating.
(transitive) To join (two things) together, or (one thing) to (another).
(transitive, dated) To join in wedlock; to marry.
coupon
coupon
noun
(Scotland) A person's face.
(UK politics, historical) The letter sent to parliamentary candidates at the 1918 general election, endorsing them as official representatives of the coalition government.
(finance) Any interest payment made or due on a bond, debenture or similar (no longer by a physical coupon).
(finance, obsolete) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.
(manufacturing) A small sample of a bulk material, prepared so that test failure will be representative.
A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accommodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, a discount, etc.
A voucher issued by a manufacturer or retailer which offers a discount on a particular product.
verb
To use coupons to a such extent that makes the user actively looking for coupons in magazines, online and whatever they can be found.
courap
courap
noun
(archaic) An itching skin disease, common in India, with eruptions on the face, breast, groin, etc.
coypou
coypou
noun
Archaic form of coypu.
coypus
coypus
noun
plural of coypu
croupe
croupe
noun
Alternative form of croup
croups
croups
noun
plural of croup
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croup
croupy
croupy
adj
Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.
crumps
crumps
noun
plural of crump
crumpy
crumpy
adj
(UK, dialect) brittle; crisp
cudlip
cuerpo
culpae
culpae
noun
plural of culpa
culpas
culpeo
culpeo
noun
Lycalopex culpaeus, a canid native to the Andes region of South America.
culpon
cupavo
cupels
cupels
noun
plural of cupel
cupful
cupful
noun
A half pint, i.e. eight ounces
The amount necessary to fill a cup.
cuphea
cuphea
noun
Any plant of the genus Cuphea
cupids
cupids
noun
plural of cupid
cupman
cupman
noun
(archaic) A convivial companion.
cupola
cupola
noun
(anatomy) A small cap over a structure that is shaped like a dome or inverted cup.
(architecture) A dome-shaped ornamental structure located on top of a larger roof or dome.
(geology) An upward-projecting mass of plutonic rock extending from a larger batholith.
(geometry) A solid formed by joining two polygons, one (the base) with twice as many edges as the other, by an alternating band of isosceles triangles and rectangles.
(military, railroad) A small turret, usually on a hatch of an armoured fighting vehicle.
(railways, Canada, dated) a small viewing window in the top of the caboose for looking over the train, or the part of the caboose where one looks through this window.
A type of furnace used for smelting.
cuppas
cuppas
noun
plural of cuppa
cupped
cupped
adj
In the shape of a cup; concave.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cup
cuppen
cupper
cupper
noun
(Oxbridge) An intercollegiate sporting competition, open to all colleges.
(in combination) Someone with a specific bra size.
(medicine, archaic) One who performs the operation of cupping.
(obsolete) A cupbearer.
(slang) A coffee aficionado.
Alternative spelling of cuppa
cuppin
cupric
cupric
adj
(chemistry) Containing copper with an oxidation number of 2
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper.
cuprum
cupula
cupula
noun
(anatomy) A moveable object in the ampullae of the ear's semicircular canals that is involved in sensing head rotation
A cup-shaped or dome-shaped object.
cupule
cupule
noun
Any small structure shaped like a cup, such as at the base of an acorn, or the sucker on the feet of some flies.
curpel
curpin
curple
curple
noun
(transferred) The buttocks, the posterior.
The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward
cuspal
cuspal
adj
Relating to a cusp or cusps.
cusped
cusped
adj
Having a cusp; pointed.
cuspid
cuspid
noun
A tooth with a single cusp; a canine tooth.
cuspis
cuspis
noun
A point; a sharp end.
cutlip
cutups
cutups
noun
plural of cutup
cuyapo
cyprus
cyprus
Proper noun
between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the
depauw
depure
depure
verb
(obsolete) to depurate; to purify
depute
depute
noun
(Scotland) deputy
verb
(obsolete) To assign (someone or something) to or for something.
To appoint; to assign; to choose.
To delegate (a task, etc.) to a subordinate.
To deputize (someone), to appoint as deputy.
deputy
deputy
noun
(France): A member of the Chamber of Deputies, formerly called Corps Législatif
(Ireland): a member of Dáil Éireann, or the title of a member of Dáil Éireann. (Normally capitalised in both cases)
(United States): a law enforcement officer who works for the county sheriff's office; a deputy sheriff or sheriff's deputy; the entry level rank in such an agency
(mining, historical) A person employed to install and remove props, brattices, etc. and to clear gas, for the safety of the miners.
One appointed as the substitute of others, and empowered to act for them, in their name or their behalf; a substitute in office
verb
(informal, nonstandard) to deputise
dewcup
dialup
dialup
adj
(computing) Alternative spelling of dial-up
douper
drukpa
drukpa
Noun
The Drukpa Kagyu (also Drukpa Kargyu) school of Tibetan Buddhism.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Bhutan or the Bhutanese people.
Sometimes (more narrowly) pertaining to the main ethnic group within Bhutan.
Pertaining to the Drukpa Kagyu (Drukpa Kargyu) or Drukpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism.
drupal
drupal
adj
(botany) drupaceous
drupel
drupel
noun
Synonym of drupelet
drupes
drupes
noun
plural of drupe
ducape
dumped
dumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dump
dumper
dumper
noun
(computing) A program that outputs the contents of storage or a data structure.
(surfing) A wave that knocks a surfer into the water.
A dropper of refuse, particularly not in landfill sites/recycling sites.
A small vehicle often used to carry loads and material around, often on building sites.
One who dumps a boyfriend or girlfriend; the one of a romantic couple who terminates the relationship.
dumple
dumple
verb
(transitive) To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another.
dumpty
dumpty
adj
Alternative form of dumpy
dunlap
dunlop
duopod
dupaix
duparc
dupers
dupers
noun
plural of duper
dupery
dupery
noun
The act or practice of duping; the condition of being deceived.
duping
duping
verb
present participle of dupe
dupion
dupion
noun
A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.
The silk from a double cocoon.
duplet
duplet
noun
(beekeeping, archaic) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
(music) A tuplet of two notes played in the time of three.
A group of two things.
duplex
duplex
adj
(architecture) Having two floors
(architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, apartments
(soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
(telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions).
noun
(US) A dwelling unit with two floors
(US, Canada) A house made up of two dwelling units.
(biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
(geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
(juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
verb
(juggling) To make a series of duplex throws.
To make duplex.
To make into a duplex.
duplon
dupont
dupped
dupped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dup
dupper
dupper
noun
Alternative form of dubber (a kind of bottle)
dupree
dupuis
dustup
dustup
noun
(informal) A scuffle or fight.
(informal, by extension) An argument or dispute.
eggcup
eggcup
noun
(Britain) A small dish used to support a boiled egg while it is eaten.
empusa
empusa
noun
(mythology) In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
epaule
epaule
noun
The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the shoulder.
eperua
epirus
epirus
Proper noun
A traditional geographic region lying partly in northwestern Greece (where it includes Arta, Ioannina, Preveza and Thesprotia) and partly in southern Albania (an area known as Northern Epirus).
A larger historical kingdom in roughly the same region, widely extended by the Greek general and king Pyrrhus during the early Hellenistic period.
One of the thirteen peripheries (administrative regions) of modern Greece.
epulis
epulis
noun
(medicine) A hard tumour or tumorous growth developed from the gums.
epural
epural
adj
On the dorsal side of the tail.
noun
A boney or cartilaginous neural spine on the epural side of a fish's axial column, sometimes supporting fin-rays.
equips
equips
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of equip
equipt
equipt
noun
Abbreviation of equipment.
verb
Archaic spelling of equipped.
erupts
erupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of erupt