(medicine) Exhibiting ablepharia; without eyelids.
acidophiles
acidophiles
noun
plural of acidophile
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
adenotyphus
advisership
advisership
noun
The status or office of an adviser.
aerophagist
aerophagist
noun
(medicine) A person who gulps in air.
aerophilous
aerophilous
adj
(biology, of unicellular organisms) Living in an aerobic environment
Synonym of aerophilic
aerophysics
aerophysics
noun
(physics) The physics of the design and construction of aerodynamic devices
afterspeech
agoraphobes
agoraphobes
noun
plural of agoraphobe
alcaldeship
alcaldeship
noun
The role or status of alcalde.
aldoheptose
aldoheptose
noun
(organic chemistry) Any aldose form of a heptose
alethopteis
alethoscope
alethoscope
noun
An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
alisphenoid
alisphenoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.
(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.
noun
(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
alnagership
alnagership
noun
The role or status of an alnager.
alphabetics
alphabetics
noun
(dated) The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.
alphabetise
alphabetise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of alphabetize.
alphabetism
alphabetism
noun
An initialism: an abbreviation which is read letter by letter, such as UN.
Discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
Excessive reliance upon the alphabet or alphabetic structures.
The ability to read an alphabet, a rudimentary form of literacy.
alphabetist
alphabetist
noun
Someone who practices alphabetism, discrimination on the basis of the first letter of a name.
alphesiboea
amadelphous
amadelphous
adj
Outgoing; gregarious.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
ampheclexis
amphibolies
amphibolies
noun
plural of amphiboly
amphigenous
amphigenous
adj
(botany) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as in the lichens.
(psychology, obsolete) Relating to a form of inversion where the desired partner may be either male or female, i.e. bisexuality.
amphigories
amphigories
noun
plural of amphigory
amphimacers
amphimacers
noun
plural of amphimacer
amphinesian
amphioxides
amphioxuses
amphioxuses
noun
plural of amphioxus
amphiphiles
amphiphiles
noun
plural of amphiphile
amphipneust
amphisbaena
amphisbaena
noun
(mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction.
A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar.
amphithemis
amphogenous
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anaphylaxes
anaphylaxes
noun
plural of anaphylaxis
anapophyses
anapophyses
noun
plural of anapophysis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anglophiles
anglophiles
noun
plural of anglophile
anglophobes
anglophobes
noun
plural of anglophobe
anophelines
anophelines
noun
plural of anopheline
anosphresia
antechapels
antechapels
noun
plural of antechapel
antepaschal
antepaschal
adj
(religion) Relating to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.
antepaschel
antipathies
antipathies
noun
plural of antipathy
antiphonies
antiphonies
noun
plural of antiphony
antiphrases
antiphrases
noun
plural of antiphrase
plural of antiphrasis
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
apaesthesia
apaesthetic
apesthetize
aphanomyces
aphelenchus
aphelilions
aphenoscope
aphrodesiac
apishnesses
apophthegms
apophthegms
noun
plural of apophthegm
apostlehood
apostlehood
noun
The state of being an apostle.
apostleship
apostleship
noun
The position, post, or duty of being an apostle
apostrophes
apostrophes
noun
plural of apostrophe
apotheosise
apotheosise
verb
Alternative spelling of apotheosize
apotheosize
apotheosize
verb
(transitive) To deify, to convert into a god.
(transitive) To exalt, glorify.
approachers
approachers
noun
plural of approacher
archapostle
archespores
archespores
noun
plural of archespore
archesporia
archesporia
noun
plural of archesporium
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archisphere
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
argiphontes
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
arthrospore
arthrospore
noun
A similar cell produced by some bacteria.
A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
asphaltites
asphaltites
noun
plural of asphaltite
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
aspheterism
aspheterism
noun
(dated, rare) The view that all property should be in common ownership and that no individual should benefit from private possession.
aspheterize
aspheterize
verb
(dated, rare, transitive) To donate into common ownership, in line with the doctrine of aspheterism.
asphodeline
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
astrosphere
astrosphere
noun
A cavity filled with hot gas blown into the interstellar medium by stellar winds.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
attacheship
attacheship
noun
Alternative form of attachéship
audiophiles
audiophiles
noun
plural of audiophile
austrophile
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
azosulphine
barbershops
barbershops
noun
plural of barbershop
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barbershop
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
bathyscaphe
bathyscaphe
noun
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
battleships
battleships
noun
plural of battleship
bellmanship
benchership
benchership
noun
The role or status of being a bencher.
benthoscope
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
biographees
biographees
noun
plural of biographee
biographers
biographers
noun
plural of biographer
biographies
biographies
noun
plural of biography
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bishopville
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
blankenship
blasphemers
blasphemers
noun
plural of blasphemer
blasphemies
blasphemies
noun
plural of blasphemy
blaspheming
blaspheming
noun
An act of blasphemy.
verb
present participle of blaspheme
blasphemous
blasphemous
adj
Lacking piety or respect for the sacred. Resembling blasphemy.
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
blepharitis
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
brushpopper
burghership
burghership
noun
The rights and privileges of a burgher; burgess-ship.
The state of being a burgher; citizenship.
caciqueship
caciqueship
noun
The role or status of cacique.
cacophonies
cacophonies
noun
plural of cacophony
campephilus
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
cardsharper
cardsharper
noun
(rare) Synonym of cardsharp
carpophores
carpophores
noun
plural of carpophore
catastrophe
catastrophe
noun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
catchphrase
catchphrase
noun
A repeated expression, often originating in popular culture.
A signature phrase of a particular person or group.
caterership
caterership
noun
The role or business of a caterer.
cellophanes
cellophanes
noun
plural of cellophane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cellophane
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
censorships
censorships
noun
plural of censorship
censureship
censureship
noun
The act or process of censuring; censure or condemnation.
The rejection and suppression of offensive material; censorship.
cephalaspis
cephaleuros
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalocyst
cephalophus
cephalopods
cephalopods
noun
plural of cephalopod
cephalosome
cephalosome
noun
(zoology) The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.
ceratophrys
cerophilous
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
championess
championess
noun
(archaic) A female champion.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chattelship
chattelship
noun
The condition of being a chattel.
cheapnesses
cheapnesses
noun
plural of cheapness
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.