(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
alphonsus
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphitruo
amphorous
aphelinus
aphidious
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
aposthume
ascyphous
asphalius
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
atahualpa
atrophous
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
aulophyte
auriphone
aurophore
authotype
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
automorph
automorph
adj
Alternative form of automorphic
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotroph
autotroph
noun
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.
auxograph
auxotroph
auxotroph
noun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bhagalpur
bhaktapur
bishopful
boophilus
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
bouphonia
bucephala
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
cahuapana
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
caphaurus
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chapacura
chappaqua
chappaqua
Proper noun
A hamlet in Westchester County, New York.
chautemps
chempaduk
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chirruper
chirruper
noun
One who chirrups.
choloepus
chophouse
chophouse
noun
(Nigeria) Any restaurant.
(now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
A custom house in China where transit duties are levied.
chumships
chumships
noun
plural of chumship
chuprassi
chuprassy
chutzpahs
chutzpahs
noun
plural of chutzpah
chuumnapm
cloudship
copublish
copublish
verb
(transitive) To jointly with another publisher publish (a work).
(transitive, music business) To have credit as a publisher of (a work published by another).
coumaphos
coumaphos
noun
A nonvolatile, fat-soluble organophosphate with ectoparasiticidal properties.
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
courtship
courtship
noun
(by extension) The behaviour exhibited by an animal to attract a mate.
(countable, uncountable, obsolete) Elegance or propriety of manners fitting for a court; courtliness; (by extension) courteous or polite behaviour; courtesy.
(figuratively) The act of trying to solicit a favour or support from someone.
(obsolete) The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc.
(uncountable, obsolete) The pursuit of being a courtier, such as exercising diplomacy, finesse, etc.; also, the artifices and intrigues of a court; courtcraft.
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
cumaphyte
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
datapunch
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deathcups
deiphilus
deiphobus
delphinus
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
disulphid
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
elaphodus
elaphrium
elaphurus
embaphium
ensulphur
epanthous
ephippium
ephippium
noun
(anatomy) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary fossa.
(zoology) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.
ephymnium
epicurish
epicurish
adj
epicurean
epihippus
epiphegus
esophagus
esophagus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
eumorphic
eumorphic
adj
In which the original (normal) shape is preserved
euphausia
euphausid
euphausid
noun
Synonym of euphausiid
eupheemia
euphemiah
euphemian
euphemise
euphemise
verb
Alternative spelling of euphemize
euphemism
euphemism
noun
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
euphemist
euphemist
noun
One who uses euphemisms.
euphemize
euphemize
verb
(intransitive) To utter one or more euphemisms; to speak euphemistically.
(transitive) To describe in euphemistic terms.
euphemous
euphenics
euphenics
noun
The science of making biological (phenotypic) improvements to humans after birth.
euphoniad
euphonies
euphonies
noun
plural of euphony
euphonise
euphonise
verb
Alternative form of euphonize
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
euphonize
euphonize
verb
(transitive) To make euphonic.
euphonous
euphonous
adj
Synonym of euphonious
euphorbia
euphorbia
noun
Any plant of the genus Euphorbia, the spurges.
euphorbus
euphorias
euphorias
noun
plural of euphoria
euphorion
euphotide
euphotide
noun
(mineralogy) A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and smaragdite.
euphrasia
euphrasia
noun
Any of many flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia
euphrates
euphrates
Proper noun
The river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
euphremia
euphuisms
euphuisms
noun
plural of euphuism
euphuists
euphuists
noun
plural of euphuist
euphuized
euphuized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphuize
europhium
euryphage
euryphage
noun
(ecology) Any animal that eats a large variety of food.
eutrophic
eutrophic
adj
(biology, of a body of water) Being rich in nutrients and minerals and therefore having an excessive growth of algae and thus a diminished oxygen content to the detriment of other organisms.
(medicine) Promoting nutrition.
noun
(medicine) A eutrophic medicine.
fishpound
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
fluxgraph
galumphed
galumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of galumph
geophilus
gorakhpur
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guardship
guardship
noun
(obsolete) Care; protection.
A warship stationed at a port etc. to act as a guard.
guelphish
guelphism
guestship
guideship
guideship
noun
The role or status of guide.
guildship
guildship
noun
A guild (group of tradespeople).
guruships
guruships
noun
plural of guruship
hammurapi
haplomous
harpullia
harrumphs
harrumphs
noun
plural of harrumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harrumph
haruspice
haruspicy
haruspicy
noun
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.