An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
bepicture
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capernaum
capreolus
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
carpellum
carpellum
noun
Synonym of carpel
chirruped
chirruped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirrup
chirruper
chirruper
noun
One who chirrups.
composure
composure
noun
(obsolete) A combination; a union; a bond.
(obsolete) Frame; make; temperament.
(obsolete) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(obsolete) Something which is composed; a composition.
(obsolete) The act of composing
Calmness of mind or temperament
computers
computers
noun
plural of computer
coproduce
coproduce
verb
To produce a creative work together with someone else
cornupete
cornupete
adj
(rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
corpulent
corpulent
adj
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Large in body; fat; overweight.
corpuscle
corpuscle
noun
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
corrupted
corrupted
adj
Containing errors.
Dishonest.
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
verb
past participle of corrupt
corrupter
corrupter
noun
One who or that which corrupts.
crapulate
crapulent
crapulent
adj
Exhibiting or relating to crapulence.
craspedum
creamcups
creamcups
noun
Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.
crepidula
crepitous
crepitous
adj
grating, crackling or popping
crepuscle
crepuscle
noun
Alternative form of crepuscule
croupiers
croupiers
noun
plural of croupier
croupiest
croupiest
adj
superlative form of croupy: most croupy
cruppered
cruppered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crupper
cupbearer
cupbearer
noun
(chiefly historical) One who ceremonially fills and hands out the cups in which a drink is served.
cupellers
cupellers
noun
plural of cupeller
cupertino
cupflower
cupflower
noun
Any plant of the genus Nierembergia.
cupholder
cupholder
noun
A holder for a cup containing a drink, usually in a vehicle.
cupressus
curlpaper
curlpaper
noun
A paper used in curling the hair.
cusparine
cutpurses
cutpurses
noun
plural of cutpurse
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
dipleuric
doucepere
doucepere
noun
Obsolete spelling of douzeper
drupaceae
ectropium
ectropium
noun
ectropion
empicture
encarpium
eparcuale
epicurean
epicurean
adj
Devoted to luxurious living.
Pursuing pleasure, especially in reference to food or comfort.
noun
One who is devoted to pleasure.
epicurish
epicurish
adj
epicurean
epicurism
epicurism
noun
Epicureanism
epicurize
epicurize
verb
(intransitive) To feed or indulge like an epicure.
To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus.
escropulo
escropulo
noun
(historical) A traditional Portuguese unit of mass, equivalent to about 1.2 g.
eucarpous
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
eumorphic
eumorphic
adj
In which the original (normal) shape is preserved
eupractic
euproctis
euryscope
eurytopic
eurytopic
adj
(biology) Describing a plant or animal that is found in a wide range of environments, and is thus widely distributed
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.
excipular
fourpence
fourpence
noun
A former British silver coin, worth four pence.
A monetary amount of four pence.
haruspice
hypercube
hypercube
noun
(computing) A computer architecture in which each processor is connected to n others, by analogy with a hypercube of n dimensions.
(computing) A data cube with more than three dimensions.
(geometry) A geometric figure in four or more dimensions, which is analogous to a cube in three dimensions. Specifically, the n-dimensional equivalent of a cube for any non-negative integer n.
(geometry) Such a figure in four dimensions; a tesseract.
hypericum
hypericum
noun
(botany) Any of many flowering plants of the genus Hypericum, the St John's worts.
impicture
nutpecker
nutpecker
noun
The nuthatch.
occupiers
occupiers
noun
plural of occupier
opercular
opercular
adj
(anatomy) relating to the operculum
noun
(anatomy) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.
opercules
opercules
noun
plural of opercule
operculum
operculum
noun
(anatomy) One of several flaps of cerebral cortex covering the insula.
(botany) The lidlike portion of a moss sporangium or of a fruit that detaches to allow the dispersal of spores or seeds.
(dentistry) A gum flap covering (part of) a partially erupted tooth, usually a wisdom tooth.
(zoology) A covering flap in animals, such as a gill cover.
A structure which serves as a cover or lid.
outcapers
outcapers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcaper
outpreach
outpreach
verb
(transitive) To surpass in preaching.
outpriced
outpriced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outprice
outprices
outprices
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outprice
panachure
parachute
parachute
noun
(BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
(zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
A piece of cloth used in physical education often colorful and surrounded by handles.
verb
(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
(transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
parbuckle
parbuckle
noun
A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a cask, gun, etc.
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is fastened aloft, and both ends of the rope are looped under, then over the cylinder and looped back towards the attachment point. The object rests in the loops, and rolls upward in them as the rope ends are hauled up, or downward when the ends are payed out.
verb
To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle
pardubice
parecious
particule
pathocure
paunchier
paunchier
adj
comparative form of paunchy: more paunchy
peculator
peculator
noun
A person who peculates; an embezzler
peculiars
peculiars
noun
plural of peculiar
pecuniary
pecuniary
adj
Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.
pedicular
pedicular
adj
(biology) Relating to a stem or pedicle.
Caused by lice.
Having the lousy distemper, phthiriasis; infested with lice.
Of or relating to lice.
pedicured
pedicured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pedicure
pedicures
pedicures
noun
plural of pedicure
percentum
perceptum
percussed
percussed
adj
(heraldry) Synonym of percussant
verb
simple past tense and past participle of percuss
percusses
percusses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of percuss
percussor
percussor
noun
(medicine) A physician who provides light blow to a body part as a diagnostic technique.
(medicine) A small hammer-like tool that a physician uses to provide a light blow to a body part.
A hammerstone or similar tool used for smashing, or chipping.
A part of a device that is intended to impart a striking action.
perfectus
perfectus
noun
(historical, Christianity) Synonym of perfect (“leader of the Cathar movement”)
periactus
periactus
noun
Alternative form of periaktos
periculum
periculum
noun
(law) accident or casus, as distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving one from the duty of performing an obligation
perioecus
perioecus
noun
(obsolete) Someone living on the same latitude as someone else, but on a different or opposite side of the world; one's antithesis.
persecute
persecute
verb
To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
To pursue in a manner to do harm or cruelty to; especially, to because the victim's race, sexual identity, adherence to a particular belief.
phereclus
pickpurse
pickpurse
noun
One who steals purses, or money from purses.
picocurie
picocurie
noun
The unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curies: symbol pCi.
picqueter
picqueter
noun
A person who arranges artificial flowers for a living.
picturely
picturers
picturers
noun
plural of picturer
picturize
picturize
verb
(transitive, rare) To adorn with pictures; to illustrate.
(transitive, rare) To represent in a picture or a motion picture; to depict.
piecrusts
piecrusts
noun
plural of piecrust
plectrums
pleuritic
pleuritic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or afflicted with pleurisy.
noun
An individual with pleurisy.
plicature
plicature
noun
A doubling; a fold; a plication.
porcupine
porcupine
noun
Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.
porrectus
porrectus
noun
(music) A neume denoting a set of three tones which first fall from the original tone, then rise.
pourpiece
praecornu
praecornu
noun
(anatomy) The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
pranceful
preaccuse
preacquit
prebuccal
prebuccal
adj
(anatomy, zoology) Situated in front of the mouth
precarium
precarium
noun
A form of land tenure in which a petitioner receives a property for a specific amount of time without any change of ownership.
precaudal
precaudal
adj
(zoology) In front of the tail or of the caudal vertebrae
precensus
precensus
adj
Before a census.
precieuse
precluded
precluded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preclude
precludes
precludes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preclude
precolour
preconcur
precourse
precourse
adj
Before a course, such as of training or medical treatment
verb
Alternative form of precurse (“forerun, precede”)
precrural
precrural
adj
(anatomy) Situated in front of the leg or thigh.
precuneal
precuneal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the precuneus
precuneus
precuneus
noun
(anatomy) A division of the medial surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum.
precuring
precuring
verb
present participle of precure
precurrer
precursal
precursal
adj
Serving as a precursor or forerunner; coming before a later form.
precursor
precursor
adj
(telecommunications, of intersymbol interference) Caused by the following symbol.
noun
(chemistry) One of the compounds that participates in the chemical reaction that produces another compound.
That which precurses: a forerunner, predecessor, or indicator of approaching events.