Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants.
amphithura
amphoterus
anaptychus
anaptychus
noun
(paleontology) One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, such as the ammonites.
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.
aspalathus
aspalathus
noun
(obsolete) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
Any of the genus Aspalathus of flowering plants.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
asphyctous
austrophil
authorship
authorship
noun
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; origin; origination
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.
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
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.
beautyship
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bisulphate
bisulphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Alternative spelling of bisulfate
bisulphite
bisulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, Britain) Alternative spelling of bisulfite
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
butlership
butlership
noun
The rank, office, or position of a butler.
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
cephalotus
chapournet
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
cumaphytic
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
dadupanthi
deputyship
deputyship
noun
The position or role of deputy.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
disulphate
disulphate
noun
(chemistry) A salt or ester of disulphuric acid or pyrosulphuric acid; a pyrosulphate.
(chemistry) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one equivalent of base to two of the acid.
emphyteuta
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphytous
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
euphonetic
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
euphyllite
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
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.
haematopus
hatshepsut
hatshepsut
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian queen (1508–1458 BCE).
helipterum
hephaestus
heptanchus
heptateuch
heptateuch
Proper noun
The first seven books of the Hebrew Bible.
himantopus
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hippolytus
hippothous
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hospitious
hotspurred
housekkept
housepaint
houseplant
houseplant
noun
A plant that is grown indoors in places such as a house or office for decorative purposes.
A variety of plant that is especially suited to such cultivation, or that is frequently grown in such settings.
humptulips
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hypaethrum
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
hypotenuse
hypotenuse
noun
(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
laphystius
lymphoduct
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
naturopath
naturopath
noun
(alternative medicine) A practitioner of naturopathy, a nature healer
nautophone
neuropathy
neuropathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the nerves and nervous system, usually and more specifically the peripheral nervous system, thus including both non-neuraxial and neuraxial instances of neural damage or dysfunction but excluding the neuraxis's psychiatric aspects (mental illnesses).
(medicine) Any disease of the peripheral nervous system; peripheral neuropathy.
neutrophil
neutrophil
adj
(biology, medicine) Of a cell: being more easily or more fully stained by neutral dyes than by acidic or alkaline (basic) ones.
noun
(biology, medicine) Such a cell, especially a particular type of white blood cell.
nonupright
nonupright
adj
Not upright.
northupite
northupite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-diploidal mineral containing carbon, chlorine, magnesium, oxygen, and sodium.
outpushing
outpushing
noun
A part that pushes outward; a protuberance.
verb
present participle of outpush
outshaping
outshaping
verb
present participle of outshape
outsharpen
pachyotous
pachytylus
paintbrush
paintbrush
noun
A thin brush for applying paint.
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parachuted
parachuted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parachute
parachuter
parachuter
noun
One who uses a parachute; a parachutist.
parachutes
parachutes
noun
plural of parachute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parachute
parachutic
parachutic
adj
Of or relating to a parachute.
pardanthus
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
parthenius
pasticheur
pasticheur
noun
One who mimics the literary or artistic style of another.
paunchiest
paunchiest
adj
superlative form of paunchy: most paunchy
pentateuch
pentateuch
Proper noun
The Torah: the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
penthoused
penthoused
adj
(archaic) Furnished with a penthouse or exterior building.
penthouses
penthouses
noun
plural of penthouse
petrouchka
philanthus
philoetius
phosphuret
phosphuret
noun
(obsolete, chemistry) phosphide
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
photonosus
phototonus
phototonus
noun
sensitivity to, or irritation caused by, light
pilothouse
pilothouse
noun
(nautical) A wheelhouse.
A yacht or other small vessel which has a wheelhouse.
pinchcrust
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pittsburgh
pittsburgh
Proper noun
A city in Pennsylvania, USA, and the county seat of Allegheny County.
plethorous
pleurolith
pleurolith
noun
A concretion in the pleural cavity; a pleural calculus.
ploughfoot
ploughgate
ploughgate
noun
(Scotland) The Scottish carucate or hide: a unit of land area and tax assessment intended to support a household.
ploughtail
ploughtail
noun
The hind part or handle of a plough.
plutarchic
plutarchic
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Plutarch or his writings
pneumolith
podarthrum
pohutukawa
pohutukawa
noun
A coastal evergreen tree, Metrosideros excelsa, native to New Zealand and producing a brilliant display of red flowers made up of a mass of stamens around Christmastime.
polatouche
polatouche
noun
A Siberian flying squirrel (Pteromys volans, syn. Sciuropterus volans), native to much of boreal Eurasia, from Finland east.
polyanthus
polyanthus
noun
A type of primula, apparently originally from a hybrid between the cowslip and the primrose, having many different-coloured flowers.
portsmouth
portsmouth
Proper noun
A city in southern England
A town in Dominica
A city in Iowa
A city in New Hampshire
A city in Ohio
A town in Rhode Island
A city in Virginia
posthumous
posthumous
adj
(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone.
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
Taking place after one's own death.
pothunting
pothunting
noun
Careless, profiteering archeology.
The hunting of animals to be cooked as food.
poundworth
poundworth
noun
The amount that can be bought for a pound.
preexhaust
prehaunted
prohibitum
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
prothallus
prothallus
noun
A prothallium.
protohuman
protohuman
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
noun
One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.
psilothrum
psithurism
psithurism
noun
(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
pumpwright
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
puppethead
puppethood
pushbutton
pushbutton
adj
Alternative spelling of push-button
schumpeter
scunthorpe
scunthorpe
Proper noun
An industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England.