(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
adeptship
adeptship
noun
The role or status of an adept.
aftership
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alphabets
alphabets
noun
plural of alphabet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alphabet
amphisile
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.
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°
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
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).
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
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphyllies
aphyllose
aphyllose
adj
Alternative form of aphyllous
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apophyges
apophyges
noun
plural of apophyge
apophyses
apophyses
noun
plural of apophyse
aposthume
apotheces
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.
arapahoes
arapeshes
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.
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
basophile
basophile
noun
Alternative form of basophil
beastship
beastship
noun
The quality of being a beast, or beastly.
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.
brideship
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.
camphenes
camphenes
noun
plural of camphene
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
cephaelis
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chapaties
chapeless
chapeless
adj
Without a chape.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chappells
chappells
noun
plural of chappell
chassepot
chassepot
noun
(military) A kind of breechloading, centre-fire rifle.
chautemps
cheapness
cheapness
noun
The state of being cheap.
cheapside
cheapside
Proper noun
any of several streets in English towns and cities that were originally marketplaces
a street, and surrounding district, in the City; links Newgate Street, Cornhill, Threadneedle Street, Poultry and Lomboard Street (and others)
cheepiest
cheepiest
adj
superlative form of cheepy: most cheepy
cheeselep
cheeselep
noun
A bag in which rennet is kept.
Rennet.
The dried stomach of a calf, used for curdling milk for cheese.
cheeselip
cheeselip
noun
Alternative form of cheeselep
chelaship
chelaship
noun
The role or status of chela (pupil or disciple).
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chiefship
chiefship
noun
The role or position of a chief.
chippewas
chippiest
chippiest
adj
superlative form of chippy: most chippy
chirpiest
chirpiest
adj
superlative form of chirpy: most chirpy
choloepus
chophouse
chophouse
noun
(Nigeria) Any restaurant.
(now chiefly historical) An inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
A custom house in China where transit duties are levied.
choppiest
choppiest
adj
superlative form of choppy: most choppy
chrysopee
ciphonies
clerkship
clerkship
noun
(law) A temporary job of assisting a judge in writing legal opinions, generally available to a beginning attorney for one to two years.
(medicine) Clinical training for physicians during the second half of medical school.
The state or business of a clerk.
clipsheet
clipsheet
noun
A sheet of news, features, and similar material distributed to newspaper publishers for convenient inclusion in their publications.
copperahs
copperahs
noun
plural of copperah
copperish
copperish
adj
Like copper; coppery.
coryphees
coryphees
noun
plural of coryphee
cosphered
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
cristophe
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
dashplate
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deathcups
deciphers
deciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decipher
deiphilus
deiphobus
deityship
deityship
noun
The condition of being a deity; divinity, especially as a jocular epithet
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
depthless
depthless
adj
Having no depth, or having a depth that is impossible to determine
depthways
depthwise
depthwise
adj
Directed across the depth of an object or place.
adv
Across the depth of an object or place.
deschamps
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
devilship
devilship
noun
The character or person of a devil or Satan.
dewanship
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphyses
diaphyses
noun
plural of diaphysis
didelphis
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphyesis
diphysite
dishwiper
dishwiper
noun
(slang, chiefly New England) A dish towel.
dogeships
dogeships
noun
plural of dogeship
dopesheet
dropheads
dropheads
noun
plural of drophead
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
earlships
earlships
noun
plural of earlship
earphones
earphones
noun
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
plural of earphone
earthpeas
earthpeas
noun
plural of earthpea
ecosphere
ecosphere
noun
The portion of the atmosphere from sea-level to about 4000 meters in which it is possible to breathe without technological assistance.
the biosphere
ecphorias
ecphorias
noun
plural of ecphoria
ecphrasis
ecphrasis
noun
Alternative spelling of ekphrasis
ecstrophy
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
elaphodus
elaphurus
eldership
eldership
noun
Seniority; the state or condition of being older.
The position or office of being an elder.
The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
elephants
elephants
noun
plural of elephant
emeership
empathies
empathies
noun
plural of empathy
emphasise
emphasise
verb
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of emphasize
emphasize
emphasize
verb
(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
emphraxis
emphraxis
noun
(medicine) An obstruction, especially of a sweat gland.