Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ax (all etymologies and senses)
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axe (all etymologies and senses)
axialities
axialities
noun
plural of axiality
axiferous
axilemmas
axillaries
axillaries
noun
plural of axillary
axiologies
axiologies
noun
plural of axiology
axiomatizes
axiomatizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of axiomatize
axiopoenus
axised
axised
adj
(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of axes.
axises
axises
noun
Misspelling of axes. Mistakenly used for the plural of axis (“line around which object rotates”).
plural of axis (type of deer)
axisymmetric
axisymmetric
adj
Exhibiting symmetry around an axis; exhibiting cylindrical symmetry.
axisymmetrical
axisymmetrical
adj
axisymmetric
axisymmetrically
axisymmetrically
adv
In axisymmetric fashion.
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
axites
axites
noun
plural of axite
axles
axles
noun
plural of axle
axlesmith
axletrees
axletrees
noun
plural of axletree
axmaster
axminster
axminster
Proper noun
A market town in Devon, England.
Noun
A carpet made in Axminster imitating the Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile.
axonemes
axonemes
noun
plural of axoneme
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axospermous
axostyle
axostyle
noun
A sheet of microtubules found in certain microbial eukaryotes, arising from the bases of the flagella.
axseed
axseeds
axstone
axstone
noun
A variety of jade, used by the natives of the South Sea Islands for making axes or hatchets.
axwise
azoxyanisole
bandboxes
bandboxes
noun
plural of bandbox
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
baxterianism
beeswax
beeswax
noun
(colloquial, mildly humorous) “Business”, as in such phrases as mind your own beeswax and none of your beeswax.
A wax secreted by bees from which they make honeycomb; or, the processed form of this wax used in the manufacture of various goods.
verb
(transitive) To polish with beeswax.
beeswaxes
beeswaxes
noun
plural of beeswax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beeswax
bemixes
bemixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bemix
benefactrixes
biconvexities
biconvexities
noun
plural of biconvexity
bisectrix
bisectrix
noun
The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a biaxial crystal.
bisexed
bisext
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.
bisexualism
bisexualism
noun
Bisexuality.
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
bisexually
bisexually
adv
In a bisexual manner
bisexuals
bisexuals
noun
plural of bisexual
bisexuous
bisexuous
adj
(archaic, sciences) bisexual
bisglyoxaline
bissext
bissext
noun
The bissextile intercalary day.
bissextile
bissextile
adj
Having an intercalary day, particularly the quadrennial leap day of the Julian and Gregorian calendars traditionally placed as a "second sixth" day before March 1st.
noun
Synonym of leap year: a year with an intercalary day.
bissextus
bixaceous
bixaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Bixaceae.
bobbysoxer
bobbysoxer
noun
Alternative form of bobby soxer
bobbysoxers
bobbysoxers
noun
plural of bobbysoxer
boisseaux
bollixes
bollixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bollix
bolloxes
bolloxes
noun
plural of bollox
bombyxes
bombyxes
noun
plural of bombyx
boomboxes
boomboxes
noun
plural of boombox
boraxes
boraxes
noun
plural of borax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of borax
boxberries
boxberries
noun
plural of boxberry
boxerism
boxers
boxers
noun
(informal) Boxer shorts.
plural of boxer
boxes
boxes
noun
plural of box
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
boxiest
boxiest
adj
superlative form of boxy: most boxy
boxiness
boxiness
noun
The condition of being boxy
boxinesses
bradyauxesis
braxies
braxies
noun
plural of braxy
breadboxes
breadboxes
noun
plural of breadbox
broadaxes
broadaxes
noun
plural of broadaxe
bruxelles
buxaceous
buxaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Buxaceae of the box trees and close relatives.
buxeous
buxerries
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
buxomness
buxomness
noun
(now rare) Happiness, gaiety.
(obsolete) Obedience.
Voluptuousness.
buxomnesses
cachexias
cachexias
noun
plural of cachexia
cachexies
cachexies
noun
plural of cachexy
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
calyxes
carapaxes
carapaxes
noun
plural of carapax
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylases
carboxylases
noun
plural of carboxylase
carboxylates
carboxylates
noun
plural of carboxylate
carboxypeptidase
carboxypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the terminal amino acid of a polypeptide/protein from the end that contains a free carboxyl group
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cardiotoxicities
cardiotoxicities
noun
plural of cardiotoxicity
carnifexes
casebox
casebox
noun
A box or shoe from which playing cards are dealt in the game of faro
cashboxes
cashboxes
noun
plural of cashbox
catalexes
catalexes
noun
plural of catalexis
catalexis
catalexis
noun
A shortened or incomplete last foot at the end of a verse.
Truncation at the close of a line of poetry by omission of one or two final syllables.
cataplexies
cataplexies
noun
plural of cataplexy
cathexes
cathexes
noun
plural of cathexis
cathexis
cathexis
noun
(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
caudexes
cephalexins
cephalexins
noun
plural of cephalexin
cephalotaxus
cephalothoraxes
cephalothoraxes
noun
plural of cephalothorax
cervixes
chartophylaxes
chartophylaxes
noun
plural of chartophylax
chatterboxes
chatterboxes
noun
plural of chatterbox
cheesebox
cheesebox
noun
A box for holding cheese
chemiotaxis
chemiotaxis
noun
Dated form of chemotaxis.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chemotaxonomist
chemotaxonomist
noun
One who studies chemotaxonomy.
cholecystopexy
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
cicatrixes
ciphertexts
ciphertexts
noun
plural of ciphertext
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
ciseaux
clarenceuxship
cleidorrhexis
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
coalboxes
coalboxes
noun
plural of coalbox
coannexes
coaxers
coaxers
noun
plural of coaxer
coaxes
coaxes
noun
plural of coaxis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coax
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
coccyxes
coexclusive
coexecutors
coexecutors
noun
plural of coexecutor
coexecutrices
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexist
coexist
verb
(intransitive, stative, of two or more things, people, concepts, etc.) To exist contemporaneously or in the same area.
coexisted
coexisted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coexist
coexistence
coexistence
noun
The state of two or more things existing together, usually in a temporal or spatial sense, with or without mutual interaction.
coexistences
coexistences
noun
plural of coexistence
coexistency
coexistency
noun
Alternative form of coexistence
coexistent
coexistent
adj
existing at the same time as something else
noun
That which coexists with another.
coexisting
coexisting
verb
present participle of coexist
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
coexplosion
coextends
coextends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coextend
coextension
coextension
noun
The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.
coextensive
coextensive
adj
(logic) Having the same extension—the object or set of objects to which a term refers.
Having the same spatial limits or boundaries; sharing the same area.
Occurring over the same period of time; contemporaneous.
coextensively
coextensively
adv
To the same extent.
coextensiveness
coextensiveness
noun
The property of being coextensive.
colporrhexis
colporrhexis
noun
vaginal laceration
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix
commixtures
commixtures
noun
plural of commixture
complexedness
complexedness
noun
The state or quality of being complexed.
complexes
complexes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complex