(Christianity) The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
plural of anaphor
anophele
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antiphon
antiphon
noun
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
A response or reply.
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphodian
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apophony
apophony
noun
(phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
autophon
balaphon
buphonia
canephor
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
chapourn
colophan
daphnoid
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
diphonia
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
earphone
earphone
noun
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
haiphong
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
haplodon
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
harpoons
harpoons
noun
plural of harpoon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harpoon
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hopeland
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
hypnogia
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hyponeas
hyponoia
hyponoia
noun
The thought or idea that underlies a myth.
hypopnea
hypopnea
noun
(pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate
hypozoan
isophane
isophane
noun
(countable, meteorology) A line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.
(uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
moonpath
moonpath
noun
(poetic) The elongated reflection of the moon on the water.
morphean
morphean
Adjective
Pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
morphgan
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
napanoch
naphthol
naphthol
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
naphtols
naphtols
noun
plural of naphtol
nashport
oliphant
oliphant
noun
(archaic and historical) An elephant.
An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
olyphant
openhead
ophidian
ophidian
adj
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
noun
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
orphancy
orphancy
noun
The losing of both parents through their death.
orphaned
orphaned
adj
Abandoned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of orphan
orphange
orphanry
orphanry
noun
(rare) An institution for the care and protection of orphans; an orphanage.
(rare) The losing of both parents through death.
(rare) The state of being an orphan.
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
pachston
pancheon
pancheon
noun
(now UK regional) A shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.
panchion
panchion
noun
Alternative form of pancheon
panchito
panochas
panochas
noun
plural of panocha
panoches
panoches
noun
plural of panoche
panouchi
pansophy
pansophy
noun
Complete and universal knowledge, or a system of such universal knowledge.
pantheon
pantheon
noun
(by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
panthous
parochin
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
pawnshop
pawnshop
noun
The business premises of a pawnbroker; where loans are made, with personal property as security
phaethon
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phantoms
phantoms
noun
plural of phantom
phantomy
phasiron
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenolia
phenosal
phlorina
phocaean
phocaena
phocinae
phocoena
phoebean
phoebean
Adjective
Of or relating to Phoebe or Phoebus
Of or relating to the Sun. Solar.
phonated
phonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phonate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
photinia
photinia
noun
Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
phronima
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
pookhaun
povindah
powhatan
powhatan
Noun
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
Proper noun
Their eastern Algonquian language.
An unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
prochain
prohuman
randolph
randolph
Proper noun
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A town in Maine
A hamlet in Manitoba
A city in Massachusetts
A city in Minnesota
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A town in New Hampshire
A township in New Jersey.
A town in New York
A town in Utah
A town in Vermont
A town and a village in Wisconsin
scaphion
shopland
siphonal
siphonal
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to a siphon.
siphonia
siphonia
noun
plural of siphonium
snapshot
snapshot
noun
(computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
(firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
(soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
verb
(transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
sphagion
stanhope
stanhope
noun
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
touchpan
typhoean
typhoean
Adjective
Of or relating to Typhon or Typhoeus, a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.
typhonia
vamphorn
vamphorn
noun
(music, historical) A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
wahpeton
xenophya
xenophya
noun
(biology) foreign particles found within an organism, such as sand grains