In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
acapulco
acarpous
acarpous
adj
(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adolphus
aegyptus
ahmadpur
alopecus
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampongue
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
ampullar
ampullar
adj
Resembling an ampulla.
amputate
amputate
verb
(obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
anapurna
anguiped
anguiped
adj
Having serpents (or similar) in place of legs
noun
A mythological creature that had serpents in place of legs
anoplura
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
antiphus
apagogue
apaturia
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aperture
aperture
noun
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
(mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
(space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
aphareus
aphesius
aphidius
aphodius
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apocynum
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
appaumee
applauds
applauds
noun
plural of applaud
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applaud
applause
applause
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
applenut
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
appulses
appulses
noun
plural of appulse
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
apsyrtus
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
apurimac
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
arapunga
arapunga
noun
Alternative form of araponga
arequipa
arequipa
Proper noun
A city of Peru, in the south of the country
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
asapurna
ascupart
ashippun
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
asperula
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
aspiquee
asporous
asporous
adj
(botany) That does not have spores
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
aubepine
aucupate
aucupate
verb
(obsolete) To hunt, to seek with vigilance.
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocarp
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
autompne
autophon
autopolo
autopore
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoptic
autoptic
adj
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
autoslip
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
axonopus
bagpuize
bakupari
bakupari
noun
Alternative form of bacupari
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
bardulph
baseplug
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
beaupere
beaupere
noun
(obsolete) A companion.
(obsolete) A father.
beaupers
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
beerpull
beerpull
noun
Alternative form of beer pull
bellpull
bellpull
noun
Alternative spelling of bell-pull
beplague
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bepuddle
bepuddle
verb
(by extension) To soil or debase.
To cover or fill with puddles.
bepuffed
bepuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepuff
bepurple
bepurple
verb
To tinge or dye with a purple color.
bepuzzle
bepuzzle
verb
(transitive) To puzzle greatly; perplex.
bespouse
bespouse
verb
(transitive) To marry
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bhojpuri
bicuspid
bicuspid
adj
Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.
noun
A tooth with two cusps; a premolar tooth.
bipalium
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biporous
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
blurping
bosporus
bosporus
noun
A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a sea.
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
bradypus
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
bridecup
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
buckjump
buckjump
verb
(Australia) Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
(Australia) To take part in a buckjumping competition.
budapest
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
bullpens
bullpens
noun
plural of bullpen
bullpoll
bullpout
bullpout
noun
Any of various bullheads (fish).
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
bumpered
bumpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bumper
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
buphagus
buphonia
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
cajaputs
cajeputs
cajuputs
calippus
callipus
calpulli
calpulli
noun
(historical) An Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state.
caluptra
campagus
campanus
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
campuses
campuses
noun
plural of campus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campus