An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations.
allopathies
allopathies
noun
plural of allopathy
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.
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amphipneust
amphithemis
analphabets
analphabets
noun
plural of analphabet
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
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
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.
archapostle
archetypist
archetypist
noun
A proponent of the Jungian concept of archetypes.
archpriests
archpriests
noun
plural of archpriest
argiphontes
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.
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
austrophile
autophagies
autophagies
noun
plural of autophagy
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
benthoscope
birthplaces
birthplaces
noun
plural of birthplace
bistephanic
bistephanic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the two stephanions
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.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
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.
cenotaphies
cenotaphies
noun
plural of cenotaphy
cephalocyst
ceratophrys
champerties
champerties
noun
plural of champerty
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chantership
chantership
noun
The office or position of chanter; precentorship.
chasmophyte
chasmophyte
noun
(botany) chomophyte
chattelship
chattelship
noun
The condition of being a chattel.
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.
checkpoints
checkpoints
noun
plural of checkpoint
chemitypies
cheoplastic
chiasmatype
christopher
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
citizenship
citizenship
noun
The state of being a citizen, in its various senses.
The status of being a citizen, in its various senses.
cleethorpes
cleethorpes
Proper noun
a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, England.
clothespins
clothespins
noun
plural of clothespin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clothespin
coopersmith
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
crapshooter
crapshooter
noun
A person who plays the game of craps.
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cresphontes
ctenophores
ctenophores
noun
plural of ctenophore
cyphonautes
cyphonautes
noun
(zoology) The larva of an ectoproct or bryozoan.
depressanth
despatchers
despatchers
noun
plural of despatcher
despatching
despatching
verb
present participle of despatch
desulphuret
dictaphones
dictaphones
noun
plural of dictaphone
diphosphate
diphosphate
noun
(chemistry) any salt or ester containing two phosphate groups
(chemistry) any salt or ester of diphosphoric acid; pyrophosphate
diphtherias
diphtherias
noun
plural of diphtheria
dispatchers
dispatchers
noun
plural of dispatcher
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
dyspathetic
dyspathetic
adj
Exhibiting dyspathy; averse.
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
elephantous
elephantous
adj
(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to elephantiasis.
empathising
empathising
verb
present participle of empathise
emphyteusis
emphyteusis
noun
(law) A right to enjoyment of property with a given stipulation that the property will be improved or maintained in an agreed upon manner; long leasehold
endophytous
entophytous
entophytous
adj
entophytic
entosphenal
eoanthropus
epenthesize
epenthesize
verb
(transitive) To modify by epenthesis.
ephelcystic
ephelcystic
adj
(grammar) Being or relating to the movable nu.
epignathous
epignathous
adj
(zoology) hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower one
epigraphist
epigraphist
noun
A person who studies epigraphy (inscriptions).
epiphysitis
epiphysitis
noun
inflammation of the epiphysis
epiphytisms
epistrophes
epistrophes
noun
plural of epistrophe
epistrophic
epitaphless
epitaphless
Adjective
Without an epitaph.
epithalamus
epithalamus
noun
(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.
epitheliums
epithelizes
epithelizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of epithelize
eremiteship
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
erythropsin
esophagitis
esophagitis
noun
(American spelling) Inflammation of the oesophagus.
ethmophysal
ethmyphitis
eupanorthus
euphemistic
euphemistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphemism.
euphonetics
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
expenthesis
exstrophies
exstrophies
noun
plural of exstrophy
externships
externships
noun
plural of externship
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
felspathose
gastrophile
geomorphist
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
graphitizes
graphitizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graphitize
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
haemoptysis
haemoptysis
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemoptysis
hampshirite
hampshirite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular steatic pseudomorph, found in New Hampshire.
handstamped
handstamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handstamp
harpocrates
harpocrates
Proper noun
The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality.
haruspicate
haruspicate
verb
To perform haruspication.
heathenship
heathenship
noun
Heathendom.
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
helcoplasty
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter