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.
anauxite
annexure
annexure
noun
(UK) Something annexed.
(UK) The process of annexing
(especially India and UK law, otherwise dated) An appendix or attachment to a document.
antiflux
archduxe
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
autoxeny
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxiliar
auxiliar
adj
(obsolete) auxiliary
auxilium
auximone
auxobody
auxocyte
auxology
auxology
noun
(biology) The study of growth
auxvasse
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
axoneure
axonopus
bandeaux
bandeaux
noun
A bandeau, a single band (or a set of such bands) for a woman’s hair.
plural of bandeau
batteaux
batteaux
noun
plural of batteau
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bauxitic
bauxitic
adj
Containing or relating to bauxite.
beauxite
beauxite
noun
Archaic form of bauxite.
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
bordeaux
bordeaux
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Bordeaux (“fungicide; wine”)
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buxaceae
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
calixtus
carpeaux
caudexes
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chateaux
chateaux
noun
plural of chateau
chedreux
cheneaux
clavilux
clavilux
noun
(art) A mechanical device for projecting lumia (an art form consisting of light patterns).
clervaux
clervaux
Proper noun
The northernmost canton of Luxembourg, in the former district of Diekirch.
A municipality and town in the canton of Clervaux.
connexus
contumax
coturnix
couteaux
couteaux
noun
plural of couteau
crucifix
crucifix
noun
(gymnastics) The iron cross, a position on the rings where the gymnast holds the rings straight out on either side of the body.
A wooden cross used for crucifixions, as by the Romans.
An ornamental or symbolic sculptural representation of Christ on a cross, often worn as a pendant or displayed in a Christian church.
curatrix
curatrix
noun
(dated) A female curator, guardian, or custodian
(obsolete) A female who cures.
curtalax
cuxhaven
devereux
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
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
duxelles
duxelles
noun
(cooking) A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.
effluxes
effluxes
noun
plural of efflux
equiaxed
equiaxed
adj
(chiefly of a crystal) Having axes of approximately the same dimensions.
eudoxian
eudoxian
Noun
A follower of (died in 370), patriarch of Antioch and Constantinople, and a celebrated defender of the doctrines of Arius.
Adjective
Of or relating to (408–355 BC), Greek astronomer and mathematician.
eupraxia
eupraxia
noun
eupraxy
learning attributes of deaf people
eutaxies
eutaxite
eutaxite
noun
(geology, uncommon) A pyroclastic deposit that exhibits characteristics of both tuff and lava flows.
euxenite
euxenite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown lustrous mineral that is a mixed oxide of cerium, erbium, titanium, uranium, yttrium and other more common metals, with the chemical formula (Y,Ca,Ce,U,Th)(Nb,Ta,Ti)₂O₆.
exacuate
exacuate
verb
(obsolete) To whet or sharpen.
exanguin
excipula
excipula
noun
plural of excipulum
excipule
excluded
excluded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exclude
excluder
excluder
noun
Something which excludes
excludes
excludes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude
excubant
excubant
adj
(formal) Watchful; keeping watch or guarding.
excudate
excursed
excursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excurse
excursus
excursus
noun
A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
excurved
excurved
adj
Curving outward, away from the center.
excusers
excusers
noun
plural of excuser
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
excussed
excussed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excuss
excussio
executed
executed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of execute
executer
executer
noun
Alternative form of executor
executes
executes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
executor
executor
noun
(computing) A component of a system that executes or runs something.
(law) Someone appointed by a testator to administer a will; an administrator.
(obsolete) An executioner.
A person who carries out some task.
executry
executry
noun
(law) The role of executor.
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
exequial
exequial
adj
Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.
exequies
exequies
noun
(obsolete) plural of exequy (“funeral rites”)
exergual
exergual
adj
Relating to the exergue.
exergues
exergues
noun
plural of exergue
exfigure
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhumate
exhumate
verb
(obsolete) To exhume; to disinter.
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exhuming
exhuming
verb
present participle of exhume
exiguity
exiguity
noun
The quality of being meagre or scanty.
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
exitious
exitious
adj
Harmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.
exoascus
exoascus
noun
The outer functional layer of a fissitunicate ascus
exoduses
exoduses
noun
plural of exodus
exonumia
exonumia
noun
Coinlike objects.
Study and/or collection of such.
exordium
exordium
noun
(formal) A beginning.
The introduction to an essay or discourse.
expansum
exposure
exposure
noun
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
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
expunged
expunged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expunge
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
exrupeal
exstruct
exsudate
extensum
externum
exterous
extremum
extremum
noun
(mathematics) A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum.
extruded
extruded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrude
extruder
extruder
noun
A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies
extrudes
extrudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude
extubate
extubate
verb
(surgery) To remove a tube from a hollow organ or from an airway.
extusion
exuccous
exuccous
adj
Obsolete spelling of exsuccous
exudates
exudates
noun
plural of exudate
exudence
exudence
noun
Something exuded; an exudate.
exulding
exultant
exultant
adj
Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
exulting
exulting
adj
Showing exultation.
noun
exultation
verb
present participle of exult
exumbral
exundate
exundate
verb
(formal) To overflow; to inundate.
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
exuviate
exuviate
verb
(transitive, intransitive, rare) To shed or cast off a covering, especially a skin; to slough; to molt (moult).
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flexuose
flexuose
adj
Alternative form of flexuous
flexuous
flexuous
adj
winding from side to side; sinuous
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
flexured
flexured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flexure
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
fluxible
fluxible
adj
Capable of being melted or fused.
fluxibly
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
fluxroot
fluxweed
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxhound
foxhound
noun
A dog of a medium-sized breed developed for hunting.