(architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, apartments
(soil science) Having horizons with contrasting textures.
(telecommunications) Bidirectional (in two directions).
noun
(US) A dwelling unit with two floors
(US, Canada) A house made up of two dwelling units.
(biochemistry) A double-stranded polynucleotide.
(geology) A system of multiple thrust faults bounded above and below by a roof thrust and floor thrust.
(juggling) A throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
(philately) A cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
verb
(juggling) To make a series of duplex throws.
To make duplex.
To make into a duplex.
earwax
earwax
noun
(medicine, pathology) A waxy substance secreted by the ear.
efflux
efflux
noun
That which has flowed out.
verb
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
elixed
elixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of elix
elixir
elixir
noun
(alchemy) A liquid which converts lead to gold.
(alchemy) A substance or liquid which is believed to cure all ills and give eternal life.
(by extension) The alleged cure for all ailments; cure-all, panacea.
(pharmacy) A sweet flavored liquid (usually containing a small amount of alcohol) used in compounding medicines to be taken by mouth in order to mask an unpleasant taste.
empexa
ethoxy
ethoxy
adj
(organic chemistry) Describing any compound derived from this radical
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical CH₃CH₂O- derived from ethanol
eutaxy
eutaxy
noun
Good or established order or arrangement.
euxine
euxine
Proper noun
Black Sea
evreux
exacta
exacta
noun
A bet in which the bettor must correctly pick the two runners who finish first and second, in the correct order.
exacts
exacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exact
exacum
exalte
exalts
exalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exalt
examen
examen
noun
(obsolete) examination; inquiry
exarch
exarch
noun
(historical) In the Byzantine Empire, a governor of a distant province.
In the Eastern Christian Churches, the deputy of a patriarch, or a bishop who holds authority over other bishops without being a patriarch.
In these same churches, a bishop appointed over a group of the faithful not yet large enough or organized enough to constitute an eparchy or diocese.
exaudi
excamb
excamb
verb
(Scotland, law, transitive) To exchange; used with reference to transfers of land.
excave
excave
verb
(obsolete) To excavate.
exceed
exceed
verb
(intransitive) To predominate.
(intransitive, obsolete) To go too far; to be excessive.
(transitive) To be better than (something).
(transitive) To be larger, greater than (something).
(transitive) To go beyond (some limit); to surpass; to be longer than.
Your password cannot exceed eight characters.
excels
excels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excel
except
except
conj
(archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.
With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
prep
with the exception of; but.
verb
(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
(transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
excern
excern
verb
(archaic) excrete; give off
excerp
excerp
verb
(obsolete) To pick out.
excess
excess
adj
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
noun
(Britain, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
verb
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
excide
excide
Verb
To cut off.
excise
excise
noun
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
verb
To cut out; to remove.
To impose an excise tax on something.
excite
excite
verb
(transitive) To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate.
(transitive) To stir the emotions of.
(transitive, physics) To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level.
To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in.
exclam
exclam
noun
(grammar) Abbreviation of exclamation.
excoct
excoct
verb
(transitive) To extract a material by boiling.
excuse
excuse
noun
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
(law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
(often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
verb
(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
excuss
excuss
verb
(law) To proceed against a principal debtor where there are either joint debtors or debtors and sureties.
(obsolete) To shake off.
(obsolete, transitive) To decipher.
(obsolete, transitive) To examine (a document).
(transitive, law) To seize and detain by law.
excyst
excyst
verb
(biology, intransitive) To undergo excystation.
exedra
exedra
noun
(architecture) A semicircular recess, with stone benches, used as a place for discussion.
(by extension) A curved bench with a high back.
exempt
exempt
adj
(obsolete) Cut off; set apart.
(obsolete) Extraordinary; exceptional.
(of an employee or his position) Not entitled to overtime pay when working overtime.
Free from a duty or obligation.
noun
(UK) One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard, having the rank of corporal; an exon.
(historical) A type of French police officer.
One who has been released from something.
verb
(transitive) To grant (someone) freedom or immunity from.
exequy
exequy
noun
(obsolete, now only in plural) Funeral rites.
exerce
exerts
exerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exert
exeter
exeter
Proper noun
A city in Devon, south west England.
A city in California, United States.
A village in Illinois, United States.
A town in Maine, United States.
A city in Missouri, United States.
A village in Nebraska, United States.
A town in New Hampshire, United States.
A village in New South Wales, Australia.
A town in New York, United States.
A borough in Pennsylvania, United States.
A town in Rhode Island, United States.
A town in Tasmania, Australia.
A town in Wisconsin, United States.
exeunt
exeunt
noun
A stage direction for more than one actor to leave the stage.
An act of one or more actors leaving the stage.
Coordinate term: (singular form) exeat
verb
(archaic) They leave the stage (a stage direction to two or more actors, the plural counterpart of exit).
exhale
exhale
noun
An exhalation.
verb
(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm, to breathe out.
(intransitive) To pass off in the form of vapour; to emerge.
(transitive) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapour.
(transitive) To emit (a vapour, an odour, etc.).
(transitive) To expel (something, such as tobacco smoke) from the lungs by action of the diaphragm.
exhort
exhort
verb
To urge; to advise earnestly.
exhume
exhume
verb
(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.
(transitive, figurative) To uncover; to bring to light.
The archeologist exhumed artifacts from the ground with a shovel.
exiled
exiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exile
exiler
exiler
noun
One who exiles.
exiles
exiles
noun
plural of exile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exile
exilic
exilic
adj
Of or pertaining to exile.
exines
exines
noun
plural of exine
exists
exists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exist
exited
exited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exit
exitus
exitus
adj
(medicine) dead
noun
(medicine) death
exline
exmoor
exmoor
Proper noun
A national park in Devon and Somerset, southern England.
Noun
One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England, with white legs and face and black nostrils.
One of a breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.
exmore
exodic
exodic
adj
(biology) Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; said of the motor or efferent nerves.
exodoi
exodoi
noun
plural of exodos
exodos
exodos
noun
(drama, Ancient Greek drama) A final scene or departure in a play, especially a tragedy.
exodus
exodus
noun
A sudden departure of a large number of people.
verb
To depart from a place in a large group.
exogen
exogen
noun
(botany) A plant characterized by wood, bark and pith, the wood forming a layer between the other two, and growth only occurring on the outside.
(medicine, dermatology) The last phase of the hair growth cycle that follows telogen, during which the hairshaft is released from the hair follicle and is shed from the body.
exolve
exolve
verb
(geology) Alternative spelling of exsolve
(obsolete) To loose.
exomis
exomis
noun
(historical) A sleeveless Ancient Greek tunic worn by workers and light infantry.
exoner
exonic
exonic
adj
Of or pertaining to an exon.
exonym
exonym
noun
An external name for a place, people or language used by foreigners instead of the native-language version.
exopod
exopod
noun
(zoology) The outer ramus of a biramous limb of a crustacean.
exotic
exotic
adj
(finance) Being or relating to an option with features that make it more complex than commonly traded options.
(gambling) Being or relating to various wagers, such as the trifecta, that involve betting on the finishing positions of multiple competitors across one or more races.
Foreign, especially in an exciting way.
Non-native to the ecosystem.
noun
(biology) An organism that is exotic to an environment.
(physics) Any exotic particle.
An exotic dancer; a stripteaser.
expand
expand
verb
(intransitive) To change or grow from smaller to larger in form, number, or size.
(intransitive) To feel generous or optimistic.
(intransitive) To increase in extent, number, volume or scope.
(intransitive) To speak or write at length or in detail.
(intransitive, algebra, of an expression) To become, by rewriting, a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
(transitive) To change (something) from a smaller form or size to a larger one; to spread out or lay open.
(transitive) To express (something) at length and/or in detail.
(transitive) To increase the extent, number, volume or scope of (something).
(transitive, algebra) To rewrite (an expression) as a longer, yet equivalent sum of terms.
(transitive, arithmetic) To multiply both the numerator and the denominator of a fraction by the same natural number yielding a fraction of equal value
expect
expect
verb
(continuous aspect only, of a woman or couple) To be pregnant, to consider a baby due.
(obsolete, intransitive) To wait; to stay.
(obsolete, transitive) To wait for; to await.
(transitive, intransitive) To predict or believe that something will happen
To consider obligatory or required.
To consider reasonably due.
expede
expede
verb
(obsolete) To hasten or expedite
expels
expels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expel
expend
expend
verb
(transitive) to consume, exhaust (some resource)
(transitive, rare, of money) to spend, disburse
expert
expert
adj
(obsolete) Proven, experienced, veteran.
Characteristic of an expert.
Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.
noun
(chess) A player ranking just below master.
A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
expire
expire
verb
(intransitive) To come to an end; to conclude.
(intransitive) To lapse and become invalid.
(transitive) To bring to a close; to terminate.
(transitive) To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapour; to emit in minute particles.
(transitive, intransitive) To exhale; to breathe out.
expiry
expiry
noun
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) Death.
(Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Canada) End; termination; expiration.
(New Zealand, Australia) Synonym of expiration date
explat
expone
expone
verb
(obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expose; to imperil.
(obsolete, UK or Scotland) To expound; to explain.
export
export
adj
Of or relating to exportation or exports.
noun
(countable) Something that is exported.
(uncountable) The act of exporting.
verb
(transitive) To carry away.
(transitive) To cause to spread in another part of the world.
(transitive) To put up (a child) for international adoption.
(transitive) To sell (goods) to a foreign country.
(transitive, computing) To send (data) from one program to another.
expose
expose
verb
(computing, transitive) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
(transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
(transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
expugn
expugn
verb
(obsolete) To take by storm; capture.
exsect
exsect
verb
(transitive) To cut out or away; to remove by exsection.
exsert
exsert
adj
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
verb
(transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
exship
extant
extant
adj
(obsolete) Standing out, or above the rest.
Still alive; not extinct.
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
extend
extend
noun
Misspelling of extent.
verb
(UK, law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.
(intransitive) To increase in extent.
(intransitive) To possess a certain extent; to cover an amount of space.
(intransitive, US, military) To reenlist for a further period.
(object-oriented programming) Of a class: to be an extension or subtype of, or to be based on, a prototype or a more abstract class.
(transitive) To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply.
(transitive) To cause to increase in extent.
(transitive) To cause to last for a longer period of time.
(transitive) To straighten (a limb).
To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating additions.
extent
extent
adj
(obsolete) Extended.
noun
(computing) A contiguous area of storage in a file system.
(law) A writ directing the sheriff to seize the property of a debtor, for the recovery of debts of record due to the Crown.
A former tent; something (or someone) that was a tent but no longer is
A range of values or locations.
The space, area, volume, etc., to which something extends.
The valuation of property.
extern
extern
adj
(obsolete, rare) External; outward; not inherent
noun
(programming) In the C and C++ programming languages, a variable that can be separately declared in many places, all of them referring to the same variable.
A day-scholar.
A person affiliated with an institution in a lesser capacity, for example, as a non-resident or as a part-time affiliate.
Outward form or part; exterior.
extill
extill
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To drop or distill.
extima
extime
extine
extine
noun
(botany) The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering plants.
extirp
extirp
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To extirpate (something).
extoll
extoll
verb
(transitive) Alternative spelling of extol
extols
extols
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extol
extort
extort
adj
(obsolete) Wrongfully obtained.
verb
(transitive and intransitive, medicine, ophthalmology) To twist outwards.
(transitive) To take or seize from an unwilling person by physical force, menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise of power or ingenuity.
(transitive, law) To obtain by means of the offense of extortion.
extras
extras
noun
plural of extra
extund
exturb
exuded
exuded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exude
exudes
exudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exude
exults
exults
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exult
exurbs
exurbs
noun
plural of exurb
exurge
exuvia
exuvia
noun
(biology) The remains of the exoskeleton after any of the Ecdysozoa, such as Arthropoda, has sloughed, discarding its old integument and developing the new one.
plural of exuvium
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
fixage
fixage
noun
The act of fixing or determining.
fixate
fixate
verb
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
To stare fixedly at something.
fixers
fixers
noun
plural of fixer
fixgig
fixing
fixing
noun
(UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
See fixings.
The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
verb
(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
present participle of fix
fixion
fixity
fixity
noun
(countable) Something fixed.
(programming) The position of an operator relative to its operand (prefix, postfix) or operands (infix).
(uncountable) The state or condition of being fixed.
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
flexed
flexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flex
flexes
flexes
noun
plural of flex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flex
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
fluxed
fluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flux
fluxer
fluxes
fluxes
noun
plural of flux
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flux
forfex
forfex
noun
(obsolete) A pair of shears.
fornax
fornix
fornix
noun
(neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
foxery
foxery
noun
cunning behavior; trickery; deceit
foxier
foxier
adj
comparative form of foxy: more foxy
foxily
foxily
adv
In a foxy manner.
foxing
foxing
noun
(printing) The discoloration of printed material with brown marks.
A band of material joining the upper of a shoe to the sole.
Crafty or wily behavior.
verb
present participle of fox
foxish
foxish
adj
Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.
foxite
foxite
Noun
A Whig following the political philosophy of
foxton
fraxin
fraxin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, found in the bark of the ash (Fraxinus) and along with esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It is faintly fluorescent in alkaline solutions.
frutex
frutex
noun
(botany) A plant with a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub.
galaxy
galaxy
noun
(astronomy) Any of the collections of many millions or billions of stars, galactic dust, black holes, etc. existing as independent and coherent systems, of which there are billions in the known universe.
(fashion, design) Any print or pattern reminiscent of a galaxy, generally consisting of blending, semiopaque patches of vibrant color on a dark background.
(figuratively) An assemblage of things or people seen as luminous or brilliant.
(now rare) The Milky Way; the apparent band of concentrated stars which appears in the night sky over earth.
verb
(archaic) To gather together into a luminous whole.
To furnish with galaxies.
haddix
hallex
hallux
hallux
noun
(anatomy) The big toe.
hatbox
hatbox
noun
A piece of luggage for a hat; a case or box for a hat.
haxtun
haybox
haybox
noun
A chest insulated with a layer of hay or another insulant, formerly used to keep food hot.
hexace
hexact
hexact
noun
A hexactinal structure, one with six rays.
hexadd
hexade
hexade
noun
A series of six numbers.
hexads
hexads
noun
plural of hexad
hexane
hexane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of five isomeric aliphatic hydrocarbons, C₆H₁₄. They are colorless, volatile liquids.
hexdra
hexene
hexene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of the alkene having six carbon atoms and one double bond
hexers
hexers
noun
plural of hexer
hexine
hexine
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon, C₆H₁₀, of the acetylene series; hexoylene.
hexing
hexing
noun
The act of casting a hex or curse.
verb
present participle of hex
hexode
hexode
noun
a thermionic valve containing two triodes; was used in superheterodyne radio receivers