(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
aeropause
aeropause
noun
The region of the atmosphere above which it is not possible for aircraft to fly
aeropulse
aeropulse
noun
pulsejet
aglyphous
aglyphous
adj
(of a snake) Whose teeth are not specialized, especially whose teeth lack grooves for venom.
ailuropus
alphonsus
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphissus
amphorous
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
apemantus
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
aphelinus
aphidious
aphyllous
aphyllous
adj
(botany) Having no leaves; leafless.
apiaceous
apiaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Apiaceae, including the carrots.
apivorous
apivorous
adj
That feeds on bees
aplustria
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apogamous
apogamous
adj
Relating to apogamy
apogenous
apologues
apologues
noun
plural of apologue
apolousis
aposaturn
aposthume
apparatus
apparatus
noun
(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
(video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
A complex machine or instrument.
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
applauses
applauses
noun
plural of applause
appliques
appliques
noun
plural of applique
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applique
appulsion
appulsion
noun
(obsolete, rare) A driving or striking against; an appulse.
appulsive
appulsive
adj
Striking against; impinging.
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
aquascope
aquascope
noun
A device used to view beneath the surface of water
areopagus
areopagus
Noun
The supreme judicial and legislative council of ancient Athens
aruspices
aruspices
noun
plural of aruspex
plural of aruspice
asclepius
asclepius
Proper noun
The god of doctors, medicine and healing. He is the son of Apollo and Coronis, husband of Epione, and father of the Asclepiades. His Roman name is Aesculapius.
Short for an
ascyphous
asepalous
asepalous
adj
(botany) Without sepals.
asparagus
asparagus
noun
(color) A green colour, like that of an asparagus.
Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.
The young shoots of Asparagus officinalis eaten as a vegetable.
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
aspermous
aspermous
adj
(botany) Lacking seeds.
asphalius
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
atrophous
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
auriscalp
auriscalp
noun
An earpick.
auriscope
auriscope
noun
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
auriscopy
auriscopy
noun
(medicine) Examination of the ear using an auriscope.
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
auspicial
auspicial
adj
Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious.
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
autopista
autopista
noun
A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
autoplast
autoplast
noun
Synonym of autograft
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autopsist
autopsist
noun
One who performs an autopsy.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
auxospore
auxospore
noun
(biology) A reproductive spore in diatoms that is formed by the union of two cells
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bellpulls
bellpulls
noun
plural of bellpull
bespoused
bespoused
adj
married
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bespouse
bespouses
bespouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bespouse
bespurred
bespurred
adj
Wearing or having spurs.
besputter
bicuspids
bicuspids
noun
plural of bicuspid
bishopful
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
bisporous
boophilus
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
bucksport
bullpates
bullpouts
bullpouts
noun
plural of bullpout
bullwhips
bullwhips
noun
plural of bullwhip
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
buttstrap
callippus
campusses
capacious
capacious
adj
Having a lot of space inside; roomy.
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
caphaurus
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
capreolus
capsicums
capsicums
noun
plural of capsicum
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capsulize
capsulize
verb
(figurative) To make into a concise form; to encapsulate.
To enclose (a medication etc) in a capsule.
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
catapults
catapults
noun
plural of catapult
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
cepaceous
cepaceous
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an onion.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chautemps
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
choloepus
chophouse
chophouse
noun
(Nigeria) Any restaurant.
(now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
A custom house in China where transit duties are levied.
chumships
chumships
noun
plural of chumship
chuprassi
chuprassy
chutzpahs
chutzpahs
noun
plural of chutzpah
cloudship
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clupeoids
clupeoids
noun
plural of clupeoid
cockspurs
cockspurs
noun
plural of cockspur
complexus
complexus
noun
(anatomy) A large muscle of the back, passing from the spine to the head.
(dated) A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
composure
composure
noun
(obsolete) A combination; a union; a bond.
(obsolete) Frame; make; temperament.
(obsolete) Orderly adjustment; disposition.
(obsolete) Something which is composed; a composition.
(obsolete) The act of composing
Calmness of mind or temperament
compounds
compounds
noun
plural of compound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compound
compulsed
compulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compulse
computers
computers
noun
plural of computer
computist
computist
noun
One who performs computations.
One who performs computus (calculation of the date of Easter).
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
copiously
copiously
adv
In a copious manner; plentifully.
copublish
copublish
verb
(transitive) To jointly with another publisher publish (a work).
(transitive, music business) To have credit as a publisher of (a work published by another).
copulates
copulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copulate
coronopus
corpuscle
corpuscle
noun
A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
A protoplasmic animal cell; especially, such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.
coumaphos
coumaphos
noun
A nonvolatile, fat-soluble organophosphate with ectoparasiticidal properties.
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
couplings
couplings
noun
plural of coupling
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
courtship
courtship
noun
(by extension) The behaviour exhibited by an animal to attract a mate.
(countable, uncountable, obsolete) Elegance or propriety of manners fitting for a court; courtliness; (by extension) courteous or polite behaviour; courtesy.
(figuratively) The act of trying to solicit a favour or support from someone.
(obsolete) The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc.
(uncountable, obsolete) The pursuit of being a courtier, such as exercising diplomacy, finesse, etc.; also, the artifices and intrigues of a court; courtcraft.
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
crapulous
crapulous
adj
Characterized by excessive eating or drinking.
Suffering physically from the consequences of excessive eating or drinking.
Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in drinking or eating.
craspedum
creamcups
creamcups
noun
Platystemon californicus, an ornamental flowering plant in the Papaveraceae family, found growing wild throughout the American southwest and especially on the Pacific Coast.
crepitous
crepitous
adj
grating, crackling or popping
crepuscle
crepuscle
noun
Alternative form of crepuscule
croupiers
croupiers
noun
plural of croupier
croupiest
croupiest
adj
superlative form of croupy: most croupy
ctesippus
cupboards
cupboards
noun
plural of cupboard
cupellers
cupellers
noun
plural of cupeller
cupressus
cusparine
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.