(music, uncountable) Pressure sensitivity on an electronic synthesizer, allowing the musician to change the tone or sound of a note after it is struck.
(rare) A touch (feature or characteristic) added finally or as an afterthought.
(video games) A feature in football/soccer games allowing the player to swerve the ball immediately after kicking it.
akolouthia
amphoterus
anacolutha
anacolutha
noun
Alternative spelling of anacoloutha
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
angletouch
anthonomus
antichorus
antilochus
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
archibuteo
arthroncus
asphyctous
athalamous
athalamous
adj
(botany, rare) Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, like the thallus of certain lichens.
austrophil
authorhood
authorhood
Noun
The status or period of being an author.
authorised
authorised
adj
Alternative spelling of authorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorise
authoriser
authoriser
noun
Alternative form of authorizer
authorized
authorized
adj
Explicitly allowed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of authorize
authorizer
authorizer
noun
One who, or that which, authorizes.
authorizes
authorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of authorize
authorless
authorless
adj
Without an author.
authorling
authorling
noun
A young or insignificant author.
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
autobahnen
autochrome
autochrome
noun
An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
autochromy
autochromy
noun
The production of autochrome photographs.
autochthon
autochthon
noun
(geology) A large mass of rock in the place of its original formation, rooted to its basement (foundation rock) as opposed to an allochthon or nappe which has shifted from the place of formation; an autochthonous rock formation.
The earliest inhabitant of an area; an aborigine.
autographs
autographs
noun
plural of autograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autograph
autography
autography
noun
(countable, rare) An autobiography.
A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is transferred from paper to stone.
Writing in one's own handwriting.
autoheader
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophagia
autophagia
noun
The eating of one's own body.
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
autophytic
autotheism
autotheism
noun
Belief that one is a deity.
Belief that one is possessed by a divine power.
The doctrine of the self-subsistence of God, especially of the second person in the Trinity.
Worship of oneself.
autotheist
autotheist
noun
One who subscribes to autotheism; a self-worshipper.
autothermy
autotrophy
autotrophy
noun
(biology) The synthesis of food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy
auxotrophy
auxotrophy
noun
(biology) The inability of a microorganism to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, often as a result of mutation.
avouchment
avouchment
noun
A positive declaration.
The act of avouching.
azthionium
badmouthed
badmouthed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of badmouth
bathhouses
bathhouses
noun
plural of bathhouse
beautihood
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
bigmouthed
bigmouthed
adj
(of a person) Loud or talkative, especially in an indiscreet manner.
Having a large mouth.
bismuthous
bismuthous
adj
(chemistry) Of, or containing bismuth in its lower valence.
bluethroat
bluethroat
noun
A small Old World passerine bird, Luscinia svecica, the male in spring having a bright blue throat.
boathouses
boathouses
noun
plural of boathouse
boethusian
borgerhout
boroughlet
bothridium
bothridium
noun
An outgrowth from the head of some tapeworms that is used for attachment
botrychium
bountihead
bountihead
noun
Bounteousness.
broadmouth
broadmouth
noun
One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.
brodehurst
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
bucktooths
bunnymouth
butcherdom
butcherdom
noun
The condition or trade of a butcher.
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
buttonhold
buttonhole
buttonhole
noun
(attributive) So shaped that it can be worn on a buttonhole or it is similar to a buttonhole.
(chiefly Britain) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
(lightly vulgar) anus, batty hole.
(obsolete) vagina, coin slot.
(surgery) A small slot-like cut or incision, made for example by an accident with the scalpel.
A hole through which a button is pushed to secure a garment or some part of one.
The mouth and/or nose and/or eyes if appearing tiny.
verb
(intransitive, archaic, rare) To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.
(transitive) To sew by buttonhole stitch.
(transitive, colloquial) To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.
(transitive, intransitive) To cut one or more buttonholes (in).
(transitive, rare) To apply a flowery formation in.
(transitive, surgery, chiefly archaic) To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).
buttonhook
buttonhook
noun
(American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
verb
(American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
caoutchouc
caoutchouc
noun
latex; natural rubber
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catholicus
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
cetorhinus
chapournet
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chaumontel
choucroute
choultries
choultries
noun
plural of choultry
chouquette
chromatium
chteauroux
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
churchscot
churchscot
noun
A payment once paid to support the clergy, sometimes in the form of grain or other crops.
churchshot
clockmutch
clockmutch
noun
(New York, obsolete) A three-piece cap or bonnet worn by women, with a straight central piece reaching from the neck to the forehead and two side pieces reaching as far down as the chin.
closemouth
clothbound
clothbound
adj
(publishing) Bound with cloth, as opposed to other bindings such as paper or leather.
coauthered
coauthored
coauthored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coauthor
coquettish
coquettish
adj
Characteristic of a coquet.
Of or relating to a young, flirtatious girl.
cothurnate
cothurnate
adj
Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
Wearing a cothurn.
cothurnian
cottonbush
couchantly
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
courthouse
courthouse
noun
(US) The public building where most American counties have their county offices.
A public building housing courts of law.
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
crocheteur
crumbcloth
crumbcloth
noun
A cloth laid under a dining table to receive falling fragments and keep the carpet or floor clean.
cutthroats
cutthroats
noun
plural of cutthroat
cyclothure
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
discothque
distichous
distichous
adj
(botany) Arranged in two rows on each side of an axis.
(poetry) In the form of a distich.
dithionous
ditrochous
doughfoots
doughtiest
doughtiest
adj
superlative form of doughty: most doughty
downthrust
droughtier
droughtier
adj
comparative form of droughty: more droughty
drouthiest
drouthiest
adj
superlative form of drouthy: most drouthy
dustcloths
dustcloths
noun
plural of dustcloth
earthbound
earthbound
adj
(figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
(science fiction) Heading towards Earth.
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
elotherium
epiphytous
escutcheon
escutcheon
noun
(heraldry) A small shield used to charge a larger one.
(heraldry) An individual or corporate coat of arms.
(medicine) The pattern of distribution of hair upon the pubic mound.
(nautical) The part of a ship's stern where its name is displayed.
A decorative and/or protective plate or bezel to fill the gap between a switch, pipe, valve, control knob, etc., and the surface from which it protrudes.
A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward or outward instead of downward. It was once taken as an index of milking qualities.
The depression behind the beak of certain bivalves; the ligamental area.
The insignia around a doorknob's exterior hardware or a door lock's cosmetic plate.
ethambutol
ethambutol
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic bacteriostatic antimycobacterial drug C₁₀H₂₄N₂O₂ that is a derivative of ethylenediamine, used in the form of its hydrochloride and in combination with other drugs to treat tuberculosis.
euchlorite
euhyostyly
euornithes
euornithic
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euthycomic
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
euxanthone
euxanthone
noun
(organic chemistry) A naturally occurring xanthonoid with the molecular formula C₁₃H₈O₄.
evtushenko
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
exhumation
exhumation
noun
The act of digging up that which has been buried.
exhumatory
exhumatory
adj
Relating to exhumation or disinterment.
exothecium
exothecium
noun
(botany) The outer coat of the anther.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
flutemouth
flutemouth
noun
The trumpetfish.
forethough
forthought
forthought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forthink
fourchette
fourchette
noun
(anatomy) A fork-shaped structure, specifically the fold of skin where the labia minora meet above the perineum (the frenulum labiorum pudendi).
(card games) The combination of the card immediately above and the one immediately below a given card.
(surgery) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frenulum.
A fork-shaped instrument or device, specifically the forked structure between two fingers of a glove.
The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
The wishbone or furculum of birds
fourscorth
fourteenth
fourteenth
adj
The ordinal form of the number fourteen.
noun
(music) The interval comprising an octave and a seventh.
One of fourteen equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fourteenth position.
fratcheous
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
furomethyl
futhermore
futhermore
adv
Misspelling of furthermore.
gatehouses
gatehouses
noun
plural of gatehouse
geoteuthis
gluttonish
gluttonish
adj
gluttonous
gobmouthed
goosemouth
gothenburg
gothenburg
Proper noun
It is the second-largest city in Sweden.
grouchiest
grouchiest
adj
superlative form of grouchy: most grouchy
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.