(dated) A member of the former Acalephae group, now a part of the Cnidaria phylum.
acapnia
acapnia
noun
The state in which the level of carbon dioxide in the blood and tissue is significantly lower than normal.
accepts
accepts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accept
accompt
accompt
noun
(archaic) Account.
verb
(archaic) To account.
acephal
acephal
noun
(zoology) One of the Acephala.
acepots
acepots
noun
Synonym of acepot
aceship
adipsic
adipsic
adj
Of or relating to adipsia.
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
alcippe
aliptic
alpacas
alpacas
noun
plural of alpaca
amplect
amplect
verb
(formal) To embrace
ampyces
ampycus
apaches
apaches
noun
plural of apache
apathic
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
apercus
apercus
noun
plural of apercu
aphacia
aphacia
noun
Dated form of aphakia.
aphacic
aphacic
adj
Dated form of aphakic.
aphakic
aphakic
adj
(ophthalmology) Exhibiting aphakia; lacking the lens of the eye.
noun
One who has aphakia.
aphasic
aphasic
adj
(speech pathology) Affected by, or pertaining to, aphasia.
noun
(speech pathology) One who is afflicted by symptoms of aphasia.
aphemic
aphemic
adj
(speech pathology) Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
aphonic
aphonic
adj
Of, relating to, or exhibiting aphonia; unable to speak.
noun
A person who has aphonia.
aphotic
aphotic
adj
Having no light, especially no sunlight; specifically (biology, oceanography) describing that part of deep lakes and oceans where less than one per cent of sunlight penetrates and where photosynthesis is not possible.
aphthic
aphthic
adj
Of or relating to aphtha.
aphyric
aphyric
adj
(geology) Not porphyritic; having few or no phenocrysts.
apicals
apicals
noun
plural of apical
apicial
apician
apicula
apiculi
apiculi
noun
plural of apiculus
apieces
apieces
adv
(obsolete) Into pieces.
aplitic
aplitic
adj
(geology) Composed of, or relating to, aplite.
apnoeic
apnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of apneic
apocarp
apochae
apocope
apocope
noun
(loosely) The loss or omission of a sound or syllable from the end of a word.
(phonetics, prosody, narrow sense) The loss or omission of the last vowel in a word, together with any consonants that follow it.
apocyte
apocyte
noun
(cytology) A multinucleate cell
apogaic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
apomict
apomict
noun
(botany, zoology) Any apomictic plant or organism.
apothec
appeach
appeach
verb
(archaic) To charge (someone) with a crime; to impeach.
apraxic
apraxic
adj
(neurology) Relating to or exhibiting apraxia.
apricot
apricot
adj
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
noun
(color) A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
(slang, Australia, dated, usually in the plural) A testicle.
(sniper slang) The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca
aprocta
aptotic
aptotic
adj
(biology, rare) Misspelling of apoptotic.
(grammar, linguistics, now rare) Uninflected.
archspy
asaphic
asclepi
ascript
aseptic
aseptic
adj
(food industry) pasteurised.
(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Free of disease-causing microbes.
aspects
aspects
noun
plural of aspect
atropic
auspice
auspice
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
An omen or a sign.
verb
(transitive) To be patron of; to sponsor.
auspicy
backcap
backups
backups
noun
plural of backup
bechirp
beclasp
beclasp
verb
(dated) To clasp.
becramp
becreep
becreep
verb
(transitive) To creep up on; stalk
beparch
bepiece
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
bespice
bespice
verb
(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
biopsic
biopsic
adj
Relating to a biopsy.
bioptic
bioptic
adj
Related to biopsy
bipacks
bipacks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bipack
biplace
bitypic
bluecap
bluecap
noun
(colloquial) A Scotsman.
A bird, the blue titmouse.
A fish of the salmon kind with blue spots on its head.
bluecup
brephic
buckpot
byplace
caapeba
caapeba
noun
A South American plant, Piper umbellatum (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
cacoepy
cacoepy
noun
The mispronunciation of words.
cajaput
cajeput
cajeput
noun
Alternative form of cajuput
cajuput
cajuput
noun
cajuput oil
cajuput tree
calapan
calappa
calcomp
calepin
calipee
calipee
noun
A food of the yellowish material found inside the lower half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
caliper
caliper
noun
(automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.
(usually plural only) Uncommon form of calipers.
verb
(transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of.
caliphs
caliphs
noun
plural of caliph
calpack
calpack
noun
A kind of cap from Turkic countries, with a high crown.
calpacs
calpacs
noun
plural of calpac
caltrap
caltrap
noun
Archaic form of caltrop.
caltrop
caltrop
noun
(colloquial) The starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa, a plant with sharp thorns.
(heraldry) The same object represented as a heraldic charge.
(weaponry) A small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles.
Any of a number of flowering plants in the family Zygophyllaceae, including several members of the genus Kallstroemia and the species Tribulus terrestris, native to warm temperate and tropical regions.
calypso
calypso
noun
A bulbous bog orchid of the genus Calypso, Calypso bulbosa
A light blue color.
A style of Caribbean music that originated in Trinidad and Tobago during the early to the mid-19th century and spread to the rest of the Caribbean Antilles and Venezuela by the mid-20th century. Its rhythms can be traced back to West African Kaiso and the arrival of French planters and their slaves from the French Antilles in the 18th century.
verb
(intransitive) To perform calypso.
campagi
campana
campana
noun
(obsolete, architecture) A drop of a Doric architrave.
(obsolete, architecture) The body of a capital of the Corinthian order.
(obsolete, botany) A bell-shaped flower, particularly the pasque flower.
A bell-shaped vase.
A church bell, particularly a large bell used in medieval church steeples or towers.
campane
campane
noun
(heraldry, usually in the plural) A bell.
(rare) A bell-shaped vessel forming the upper part of an alembic.
campari
campari
Noun
an Italian mildly bitter apéritif, coloured with cochineal, often drunk with soda water or orange juice
campers
campers
noun
plural of camper
camphol
camphol
noun
borneol
camphor
camphor
noun
(organic chemistry) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
campier
campier
adj
comparative form of campy: more campy
campily
campily
adv
In a campy manner.
campine
campine
Proper noun
A region to the east of the city of Antwerp, Belgium (in the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg), and southwest of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (in the province of North Brabant).
Noun
A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region.
camping
camping
noun
(countable) The act of setting up a camp.
(uncountable) The recreational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation, usually in the wilderness.
verb
present participle of camp
campion
campion
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.
Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
campman
campney
campody
campong
campong
noun
Alternative spelling of kampong
campout
campout
noun
A gathering or event at which people sleep outdoors or camp.
campton
canapes
canapes
noun
plural of canape
canepin
canhoop
canopic
canopic
adj
(rare) Relating to a forest canopy.
Alternative form of Canopic (“from the ancient city of Canopus”)
canopid
canopus
canopus
Proper noun
A yellowish-white supergiant star in the constellation Carina; Alpha (α) Carinae. It is the second brightest star in the night sky.
The pilot of King Menelaus's ship in the Iliad.
An ancient city in northern Egypt, known for extravagance.
cantrap
cantrap
noun
Alternative form of cantrip
cantrip
cantrip
noun
A spell or incantation; a trifling magic trick.
A wilful piece of trickery or mischief.
capable
capable
adj
(obsolete) Of sufficient capacity or size for holding, containing, receiving or taking in; accessible to. Construed with of, for or an infinitive.
Able and efficient; having the ability needed for a specific task; having the disposition to do something; permitting or being susceptible to something.
capably
capably
adv
In a capable manner.
capanna
capanne
capataz
capataz
noun
boss, foreman, overseer
capcase
capcase
noun
(obsolete) A chest or trunk.
A small case or bandbox.
capelan
capelet
capelet
noun
A small cape worn over the shoulders by women.
capelin
capelin
noun
Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
capella
capello
capemay
capered
capered
adj
(cooking) Prepared or served with capers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caper
caperer
caperer
noun
One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.
capette
capette
noun
Synonym of caponette
capfuls
capfuls
noun
plural of capful
caphite
caphtor
capicha
capilli
capital
capital
adj
(comparable, Britain, dated) Excellent.
(crime) Punishable by, or involving punishment by, death.
Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the general government of a state or nation.
Of or relating to the head.
Of prime importance.
Uppercase.
used to emphasise greatness or absoluteness
noun
(countable) A city designated as a legislative seat by the government or some other authority, often the city in which the government is located; otherwise the most important city within a country or a subdivision of it.
(countable) An uppercase letter.
(countable) The most important city in the field specified.
(countable, architecture) The uppermost part of a column.
(countable, by extension) The chief or most important thing.
(uncountable) Knowledge; awareness; proficiency.
(uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and services, especially in a non-barter system.
(uncountable, economics) Already-produced durable goods available for use as a factor of production, such as steam shovels (equipment) and office buildings (structures).
capitan
capitan
noun
(historical) Captain (in Spanish-speaking contexts).
capitle
capitol
capitol
noun
(US) Any building or complex of buildings in which a legislature meets.
(historical) Alternative form of Capitol, the temple of Jupiter on the Capitoline Hill in Ancient Rome.
(historical) Alternative form of capitoul, the former chief magistrates of Toulouse, France.
capless
capless
adj
Without a cap.
caplets
caplets
noun
plural of caplet
capling
caplins
caplins
noun
plural of caplin
caplock
caplock
noun
A firearm that is discharged by means of a percussion cap.