In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
acapulco
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
adolphus
alopecus
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
ampullar
ampullar
adj
Resembling an ampulla.
anoplura
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
apicular
apicular
adj
Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
applauds
applauds
noun
plural of applaud
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applaud
applause
applause
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
applenut
applique
applique
noun
(art) A decorative design made by cutting pieces of material and applying them to the surface of another for decoration.
verb
(transitive, art) To decorate something in this way.
appulses
appulses
noun
plural of appulse
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
asperula
autopolo
autoslip
bardulph
baseplug
beerpull
beerpull
noun
Alternative form of beer pull
bellpull
bellpull
noun
Alternative spelling of bell-pull
beplague
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bepuddle
bepuddle
verb
(by extension) To soil or debase.
To cover or fill with puddles.
bepurple
bepurple
verb
To tinge or dye with a purple color.
bepuzzle
bepuzzle
verb
(transitive) To puzzle greatly; perplex.
bipalium
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
blurping
buildups
buildups
noun
plural of buildup
bullpens
bullpens
noun
plural of bullpen
bullpoll
bullpout
bullpout
noun
Any of various bullheads (fish).
bullwhip
bullwhip
noun
A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a bullwhip.
buplever
buplever
noun
A bupleurum.
calippus
callipus
calpulli
calpulli
noun
(historical) An Aztec organizational unit below the level of the altepetl or city-state.
caluptra
capillus
capitoul
capitoul
noun
(historical) The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.
capitula
capitula
noun
plural of capitulum
capsulae
capsular
capsular
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
capsuled
capsuled
adj
enclosed within a capsule
capsuler
capsuler
noun
A machine for applying the capsule to the cork of a wine bottle.
capsules
capsules
noun
plural of capsule
catapult
catapult
noun
(UK) A slingshot.
(figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
verb
(intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
(intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
(transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
(transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
caulerpa
centuple
centuple
adj
Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
verb
(intransitive) To increase a hundredfold.
(transitive) To increase or multiply something by a hundred.
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chaloupe
chappaul
chemulpo
cleanups
cleanups
noun
plural of cleanup
closeups
closeups
noun
plural of closeup
cloudcap
clumpier
clumpier
adj
comparative form of clumpy: more clumpy
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
clupeids
clupeids
noun
plural of clupeid
clupeine
clupeine
noun
(biochemistry) A protamine found in salmon sperm
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
compulse
compulse
verb
To behave in a compulsive manner.
To force, constrain, or obligate.
compupil
copulate
copulate
adj
(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
verb
(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
coupelet
coupland
couplers
couplers
noun
plural of coupler
couplets
couplets
noun
plural of couplet
coupling
coupling
noun
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
(sexuality) Sexual intercourse.
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
A device that couples two things together.
Act of joining together to form a couple.
verb
present participle of couple
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
crumpled
crumpled
adj
Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crumple
crumpler
crumpler
noun
Someone or something that crumples.
crumples
crumples
noun
plural of crumple
culpable
culpable
adj
Meriting condemnation, censure or blame, especially as something wrong, harmful or injurious; blameworthy, guilty.
culpably
culpably
adv
In a culpable manner.
culpeper
culprits
culprits
noun
plural of culprit
cupelers
cupeling
cupelled
cupelled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cupel
cupeller
cupeller
noun
One who uses a cupel in assaying.
cupolaed
cupolaed
adj
Having one or more cupolas.
cupulate
cupulate
adj
Cup-shaped.
Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.
cuspidal
cuspidal
adj
Having cusps.
cypselus
decouple
decouple
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To unlink; to take or come apart.
(transitive, military) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
decupled
decupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of decuple
decuples
decuples
noun
plural of decuple
decuplet
decuplet
noun
(music) A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
(physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.
deipylus
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
deplumed
deplumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplume
deplumes
deplumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplume
dipleura
diplodus
displume
displume
verb
To deprive of feathers or plumes.
To strip of an award.
drupelet
drupelet
noun
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
drupeole
dullpate
dumpfile
dumpling
dumpling
noun
(cooking) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
(endearing) A term of endearment.
(mildly vulgar) A piece of excrement.
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
duplexed
duplexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of duplex
duplexer
duplexer
noun
(electronics) A device that enables communication in two directions over a single path.
duplexes
duplexes
noun
plural of duplex
duplicia
earplugs
earplugs
noun
plural of earplug
eelpouts
eelpouts
noun
plural of eelpout
elaphure
elaphure
noun
Elaphurus davidianus, a Chinese deer with unusual antlers.
emplunge
emplunge
verb
Alternative form of implunge
empurple
empurple
verb
Of writing, to make overly flowery or showy; to embellish unduly.
To enrage or anger, referring to making the face purple or red with blood.
To make purple.
empuzzle
empuzzle
verb
(archaic) To puzzle.
epaulets
epaulets
noun
plural of epaulet
ephyrula
epidural
epidural
adj
(anatomy, relational) Situated on or outside the dura mater.
(medicine, relational) Of or pertaining to the space immediately outside the dura mater.
noun
(medicine) An injection of anaesthetic into the epidural space of the spine, especially associated with pain relief during childbirth.
epilogue
epilogue
noun
(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
The performer who gives this speech
verb
(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.
epulones
epulosis
epulotic
epulotic
adj
Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores.
noun
Any agent that promotes the skinning over or healing of sores.
espousal
espousal
noun
A betrothal.
A wedding ceremony.
Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
eucalypt
eucalypt
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
eumolpus
eumolpus
Proper noun
The son of Poseidon and Chione, who became one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the founders of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
euploids
euploids
noun
plural of euploid
euploidy
euploidy
noun
(genetics) The condition of having a chromosome number that is an exact multiple of the haploid number for the species.
euplotes
euplotid
euplotid
noun
Any ciliate in the family Euplotidae or the order Euplotida of chromists.
euptelea
excipula
excipula
noun
plural of excipulum
excipule
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
expulsed
expulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expulse
expulser
expulser
noun
(obsolete) An expeller.
expulses
expulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expulse