(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent
acephalus
acephalus
noun
(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphian
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adephagan
adephagan
noun
Any of many beetles of the suborder Adephaga.
adephagia
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
aegophony
aegophony
noun
Alternative form of egophony
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophane
aerophane
noun
A thin fabric resembling crape
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophone
aerophone
noun
(dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
(dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aerophore
aerophore
noun
(botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
(historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
(historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
(medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
(underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
afterhelp
afterhope
aftership
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
alephzero
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
allophane
allophane
noun
(mineralogy) An amorphous hydrous aluminium silicate clay mineral
allophite
allophone
allophone
adj
(Canada) Of or relating to those whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
That which is of a language other than that spoken by the majority.
noun
(Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English, French, nor (sometimes) an indigenous language of Canada.
(phonology) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
allophore
allophyle
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
alphatype
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphisile
amphitene
amphogeny
ampholyte
ampholyte
noun
(chemistry) An amphoteric electrolyte
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
angelship
anopheles
anopheles
noun
(entomology) Loose terminology for species in the Anopheles genus of mosquitoes, some of which may transmit various parasites, Plasmodium, that are the cause of malaria. More strictly speaking, as Anopheles is a proper name it should be capitalised.
anteporch
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
apachette
apalachee
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apathetic
apathetic
adj
Of, or pertaining to apatheism.
Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelilia
aphelinus
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphididae
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
apholates
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apophlegm
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhoea
aposthume
apothecal
apothecal
adj
Relating to drugs or pharmacy.
apotheces
apothecia
apothecia
noun
plural of apothecium
apothegms
apothegms
noun
plural of apothegm
apotheose
apothesis
apothesis
noun
(architecture) A place on the south side of the chancel in primitive churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments, etc.
A dressing room connected with a public bath.
appeacher
appeacher
Noun
An accuser.
applejohn
applejohn
noun
(obsolete) A variety of apple which can be kept for a long period, gradually becoming dry and withered; known today as the French crab.
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
arapahoes
arapeshes
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archpiece
asaphidae
ascophore
asphalted
asphalted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphalt
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
asphodels
asphodels
noun
plural of asphodel
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
asthenope
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
aulophyte
auriphone
aurophore
authotype
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
azophenol
azophenyl
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
batyphone
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
beauchamp
beauchamp
Proper noun
The name of several places in Northern France
of Norman origin
bepatched
bepatched
adj
Covered in patches.
bephilter
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bishopess
bishopess
noun
A female bishop.
The wife of a bishop.
bishoplet
bishoplet
noun
(archaic) A petty bishop.
bitesheep
bitesheep
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A bishop, particularly a Catholic bishop persecuting Protestants.
blaspheme
blaspheme
noun
Obsolete spelling of blasphemy
verb
(intransitive) To commit blasphemy; to speak against God or religious doctrine.
(transitive) To calumniate; to revile; to abuse.
(transitive) To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to revile impiously (anything sacred).
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
blepharal
blepharal
adj
Relating to the eyelids
brideship
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
bucephala
cachepots
cachepots
noun
plural of cachepot
cadetship
cadetship
noun
(Australia) A kind of training programme that combines on-the-job experience with formal training; an apprenticeship
(military) The position, rank, or commission of cadet.
caliphate
caliphate
noun
A unified Islamic government for the Muslim world, ruled by a caliph.
camphenes
camphenes
noun
plural of camphene
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.