(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
agapeti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
airplot
airport
airport
noun
An airfield (an area designated for the takeoff and landing of aircraft), including one or more runways and (for commercial airports) one or more passenger terminals.
airpost
airpost
noun
Synonym of airmail
alipata
aliptae
aliptes
aliptic
alpiste
antiope
antipas
antipot
antipot
adj
(informal) Opposed to the use of marijuana.
antipus
antship
apathia
apathic
apatite
apatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment.
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
aphotic
aphotic
adj
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
aphrite
aphrite
noun
(mineralogy) A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
aphthic
aphthic
adj
Of or relating to aphtha.
apiator
apiator
noun
A beekeeper.
apitong
apitong
noun
The medium hardwood tree Dipterocarpus grandiflorus.
apitpat
apitpat
adv
With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat.
aplites
aplites
noun
plural of aplite
aplitic
aplitic
adj
(geology) Composed of, or relating to, aplite.
apomict
apomict
noun
(botany, zoology) Any apomictic plant or organism.
apostil
apostil
noun
A marginal note; a gloss.
A method of verification for international documents.
appetit
appoint
appoint
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To resolve; to determine; to ordain.
(obsolete, transitive) To fix with power or firmness by decree or command; to ordain or establish.
(transitive) To equip (someone) with (something); to assign (someone) authoritatively (some equipment).
(transitive) To furnish or equip (a place) completely; to provide with all the equipment or furnishings necessary; to fit out.
(transitive) To name (someone to a post or role).
(transitive) To set, fix or determine (a time or place for something such as a meeting, or the meeting itself) by authority or agreement.
(transitive, law) To fix the disposition of (property) by designating someone to take use of (it).
apricot
apricot
adj
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
noun
(color) A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
(slang, Australia, dated, usually in the plural) A testicle.
(sniper slang) The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
apritif
apteria
apteria
noun
plural of apterium
aptiana
aptotic
aptotic
adj
(biology, rare) Misspelling of apoptotic.
(grammar, linguistics, now rare) Uninflected.
armpits
armpits
noun
plural of armpit
ascript
aseptic
aseptic
adj
(food industry) pasteurised.
(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Free of disease-causing microbes.
aspatia
atiptoe
atiptoe
adj
(figuratively) In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
On tiptoe; moving or standing on the tips of one's toes.
adv
In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
On tiptoe; on the tips of one's toes in order to move quietly or to stand taller.
Quietly, and little by little.
Without retreating from adversity, confrontation, or danger; standing tall; bravely, proudly, unyieldingly.
atopies
atopies
noun
plural of atopy
atopite
atropia
atropia
noun
Dated form of atropine.
atropic
atropin
atropin
noun
Alternative spelling of atropine
baptise
baptise
verb
Alternative form of baptize
baptism
baptism
noun
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
baptist
baptist
noun
A person who baptizes.
baptize
baptize
verb
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
(archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
(slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
(slang) To extinguish the life of.
To dedicate or christen.
bepaint
bepaint
verb
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
besplit
bioptic
bioptic
adj
Related to biopsy
biotope
biotope
noun
(figuratively) a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
biparty
biparty
adj
Involving two parties or entities.
bitypic
blowpit
boatlip
boppist
bulpitt
bumpity
bumpity
intj
Nonce variation of the word bump, usually indicating the sound of someone or something tumbling down an uneven surface, or traveling on a rough road.
cantrip
cantrip
noun
A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
caphite
capital
capital
adj
(comparable, Britain, dated) Excellent.
(crime) Punishable by, or involving punishment by, death.
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
Of or relating to the head.
Of prime importance.
Uppercase.
used to emphasise greatness or absoluteness
noun
(countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
(countable) An uppercase letter.
(countable) The most important city in the field specified.
(countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.
(countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.
(uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
(uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
capitan
capitan
noun
(historical) Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).
capitle
capitol
capitol
noun
(US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
(historical) Alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
(historical) Alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
capmint
capmint
noun
Synonym of calamint
captain
captain
noun
(Southern US) An honorific title given to a prominent person. See colonel.
A chief or leader.
A commissioned officer in the United States Navy, Coast Guard, NOAA Corps, or PHS Corps of a grade superior to a commander and junior to a rear admiral (lower half). A captain is equal in grade or rank to a United States Army, Marine Corps, or Air Force colonel.
A maître d', a headwaiter.
A naval officer with a rank between commander and commodore.
An army officer with a rank between the most senior grade of lieutenant and major.
One of the athletes on a sports team who is designated to make decisions, and is allowed to speak for his team with a referee or official.
The head boy of a school.
The leader of a group of workers.
The person lawfully in command of a ship or other vessel.
verb
(intransitive) To act as captain
(transitive) To exercise command of a ship, aircraft or sports team.
caption
caption
noun
(cinematography, television) A piece of text appearing on screen as a subtitle or other part of a film or broadcast, describing dialogue (and sometimes other sound) for viewers who cannot hear.
(law) The section on an official paper (for example, as part of a seizure or capture) that describes when, where, and what was taken, found or executed, and who authorized the act.
(obsolete, law) A seizure or capture, especially of tangible property (chattel).
(typography) The descriptive heading or title, of a document or part thereof.
A title or brief explanation attached to an illustration, cartoon, user interface element, etc.
verb
To add captions to a film or broadcast.
To add captions to a text or illustration.
captiva
captive
captive
adj
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
noun
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
One held prisoner.
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
catnips
catnips
noun
plural of catnip
catpipe
cesspit
cesspit
noun
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
chapati
chapati
noun
A flat, unleavened bread from northern India and Pakistan.
charpit
chiplet
chiplet
noun
(electronics) Any of the integrated circuits making up a multi-chip module (MCM).
coalpit
coalpit
noun
(US) A place where charcoal is made.
A pit where coal is extracted.
cockpit
cockpit
noun
(Jamaica) A valley surrounded by steep forested slopes.
(figurative) A site of conflict; a battlefield.
(figurative) An area from where something is controlled or managed; a centre of control.
(nautical) A well, usually near the stern, where the helm is located.
(nautical, now historical) The area set aside for junior officers including the ship's surgeon on a man-of-war, where the wounded were treated; the sickbay.
(now chiefly historical) A pit or other enclosure for cockfighting.
(vulgar, slang) The vagina.
The compartment in an aircraft in which the pilot sits and from where the craft is controlled; an analogous area in a spacecraft.
The driver's compartment in a racing car (or, by extension, in a sports car or other automobile).
comptie
copilot
copilot
noun
A backup or assistant pilot of an aircraft.
verb
To serve as relief or assistant pilot.
coptine
copyist
copyist
noun
a person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings.
cputime
crampit
crampit
noun
Alternative form of crampet
cryptic
cryptic
adj
(biology, not comparable) Apparently identical, but actually genetically distinct.
(zoology) Living in a cavity or small cave.
(zoology) Serving as camouflage.
(zoology) Well camouflaged; having good camouflage.
Having hidden (unapparent) meaning.
Involving use of a code or cipher.
Mystified or of an obscure nature.
Of a crossword puzzle, or a clue in such a puzzle, using, in addition to definitions, wordplay such as anagrams, homophones and hidden words to indicate solutions.
noun
(informal) A cryptic crossword puzzle.
culprit
culprit
noun
(UK, law) A prisoner accused but not yet tried.
The person or thing at fault for a problem or crime.
cuprite
cuprite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral composed of cuprous oxide and a minor ore of copper.
cutlips
cypriot
darapti
depaint
depaint
verb
(archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours.
(archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
(archaic, transitive) To stain; to distain.
(transitive) To remove paint from.
depicts
depicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depict
deposit
deposit
noun
(banking) Money placed in an account.
(finance) A sum of money or other asset given as an initial payment, to show good faith, or to reserve something for purchase.
(geology) Sediment or rock that is not native to its present location or is different from the surrounding material. Sometimes refers to ore or gems.
A place of deposit; a depository.
A sum of money given as a security for a borrowed item, which will be given back when the item is returned, e.g. a bottle deposit or can deposit
Anything left behind on a surface.
That which is placed anywhere, or in anyone's hands, for safekeeping; something entrusted to the care of another.
verb
(transitive) To lay down; to place; to put.
(transitive) To put money or funds into an account.
To entrust one's assets to the care of another. Sometimes done as collateral.
To lay aside; to rid oneself of.
To lay up or away for safekeeping; to put up; to store.
deprint
despite
despite
noun
(archaic) Action or behaviour displaying such feelings; an outrage, insult.
(obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
diatype
diopter
diopter
noun
(obsolete) A surgical speculum.
(obsolete) A theodolite or similar surveyor’s angle measuring device.
(obsolete) An alidade.
(obsolete) An instrument for drawing the skull by projections.
(obsolete) Any lens system, such as a telescope.
(photography, dated) A lens element attached to the front of a photographic lens to shorten the lens's minimum focus distance; also called a "close-up filter".
A unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
The dioptre adjustment mechanism of a pair of binoculars or of a camera viewfinder.
dioptra
dioptra
noun
Alternative form of diopter
dioptre
dioptre
noun
Alternative spelling of diopter
dioptry
dioptry
noun
(obsolete) Alternative form of diopter
dipcoat
dipcoat
noun
A coating that is applied by immersing an object in a liquid, often applied to prevent corrosion.
dipetto
diplont
diplont
noun
(genetics) An organism having a diploid number of chromosomes in its cells
diptera
diptote
diptote
noun
(grammar) A noun which has only two cases.
diptyca
diptych
diptych
noun
(Christianity) A catalogue of saints.
(Christianity) A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and benefactors of a church.
(art) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets, usually connected by hinges.
(historical, Ancient Rome) Artistically-wrought tablets distributed by consuls, etc. of the later Roman Empire to commemorate their tenure of office; hence (transferred sense) a list of magistrates.
(transferred sense) Any work made up of two parts treating complementary or contrasting aspects of one general topic.
A literary work consisting of two contrasting parts, such as a narrative telling the same story from two opposing points of view.
A novel published in two volumes forming one continuous story (as opposed to a duology or dilogy).
A writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
dirempt
dirempt
adj
(obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
verb
(transitive, principally in philosophy) To separate; to divide; to break off.
discept
discept
verb
To debate; to discuss.
dispart
dispart
noun
A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore.
The difference between the thickness of the metal at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To divide, divide up, distribute.
(transitive) To furnish with a dispart sight.
(transitive) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when taking aim.
(transitive, now rare) To part, separate.
displat
disport
disport
noun
(countable, archaic) Anything which diverts one from serious matters; a game, a pastime, a sport.
(transitive, intransitive, reflexive, dated) To amuse oneself divertingly or playfully; in particular, to cavort or gambol.
dispost
dispost
verb
(transitive) To eject from a post; to displace.
dispute
dispute
noun
(uncountable) Verbal controversy or disagreement; altercation; debate.
An argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.
verb
(intransitive) to contend in argument; to argue against something maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another.
(obsolete) to struggle against; to resist
(transitive) to make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to discuss
to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
to strive or contend about; to contest
disrupt
disrupt
adj
(obsolete) Torn off or torn asunder; severed; disrupted.
verb
(transitive) To improve a product or service in ways that displace an established one and surprise the market.
(transitive) To interrupt or impede.
(transitive) To throw into confusion or disorder.
dopiest
dopiest
adj
superlative form of dopy: most dopy
ectopia
ectopia
noun
(pathology) The condition where an organ or other body part has an abnormal position.
ectopic
ectopic
adj
(comparable, medicine) Being out of place, having an abnormal position.
Relating to ectopia.
noun
(medicine, colloquial) Ectopic beat or pregnancy.
empight
empight
adj
(obsolete) fixed; settled; fastened
emprint
emprint
verb
Obsolete form of imprint.
emptied
emptied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empty
emptier
emptier
adj
comparative form of empty: more empty
noun
A person who, or device which empties
empties
empties
noun
plural of empty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empty
emptily
emptily
adv
In an empty manner
emptins
emptins
noun
(colloquial) The sediment of beer, cider, etc.
A type of yeast obtained from the remains of the brewing process.
emption
emption
noun
(obsolete) The act of buying.
emptive
emptive
adj
(rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
entopic
entopic
adj
(medicine) in the usual place, referring to medical or anatomical objects.
epeeist
epeeist
noun
(fencing) Somebody who fences with an epee.
epeirot
ephetic
epicist
epicist
noun
One who writes epics.
epicyte
epicyte
noun
A cell membrane.
An epithelial cell.
epidote
epidote
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a class of mixed calcium iron aluminium sorosilicates found in metamorphic rocks.
epiglot
epilate
epilate
verb
To remove hair from the body by mechanical, chemical or other means.
epimyth
epimyth
noun
The moral of a story.
epiotic
epiotic
noun
(anatomy) The upper and outer element of periotic bone, in humans forming a part of the temporal bone.
epirote
epistle
epistle
noun
(Christianity) One of the letters included as a book of the New Testament.
A letter, or a literary composition in the form of a letter.
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing.
epitaph
epitaph
noun
A poem or other short text written in memory of a deceased person.
An inscription on a gravestone in memory of the deceased.
verb
(intransitive) To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph.
(transitive) To commemorate by an epitaph.
epitaxy
epitaxy
noun
(crystallography) An overgrowth in which the overlying crystal is either induced into the same orientation, or otherwise grows under the influence of the underlying crystal into the same orientation.
epitela
epithem
epithem
noun
(medicine, historical) Any external topical application to the body, except ointments and plasters; a poultice, lotion, etc.
epithet
epithet
noun
(mythology) A term used as a qualifier of the name of a deity in order to designate said deity in a particular aspect or role.
(taxonomy) A word in the scientific name of a taxon following the name of the genus or species. This applies only to formal names of plants, fungi and bacteria. In formal names of animals the corresponding term is the specific name.
A term used as a descriptive substitute for the name or title of a person.
A term used to characterize a person or thing.
An abusive or contemptuous word or phrase.
One of many formulaic words or phrases used in the Iliad and Odyssey to characterize a person, a group of people, or a thing.
verb
(transitive) To term; to refer to as.
epitoke
epitoke
noun
(zoology) A pelagic morph capable of sexual reproduction.
epitome
epitome
noun
A brief summary of a text.
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
The height; the best; the most vivid.
epitria
epoptic
epoptic
adj
Relating to the epopts or their mysteries.
epstein
epstein
verb
(slang) To commit homicide and frame it as a suicide, especially against a witness or co-conspirator in a crime.