A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
ampules
ampules
noun
plural of ampule
amputee
amputee
noun
A person who has had one or more limbs removed.
ampyces
ampyxes
apemius
apertum
aphemia
aphemia
noun
A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
aphemic
aphemic
adj
(speech pathology) Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
apodema
apodema
noun
Alternative form of apodeme
apodeme
apodeme
noun
(anatomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.
apostem
apothem
apothem
noun
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).
(geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
apotome
apotome
noun
(mathematics, geometry) The difference between two quantities or lengths commensurable only in power, as between 1 and the square root of 2, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
(music) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
(zoology) A distinct division of an insect which is divided from the other divisions by a pinch point.
apozema
appaume
attempt
attempt
noun
An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt.
The action of trying at something.
verb
(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.
(archaic) To try to win, subdue, or overcome.
(obsolete) To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by temptations; to tempt.
To try.
becramp
bedlamp
bedlamp
noun
A bedside lamp.
benempt
benempt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename, Alternative form of benamed
bestamp
bethump
bethump
verb
(transitive) To thump soundly.
bumpers
bumpers
noun
plural of bumper
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
campane
campane
noun
(heraldry, usually in the plural) A bell.
(rare) A bell-shaped vessel forming the upper part of an alembic.
campers
campers
noun
plural of camper
campier
campier
adj
comparative form of campy: more campy
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.
campney
capemay
champed
champed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of champ
champer
champer
noun
One who champs (bites or chews).
One who engages in champing, in the sense of camping in churches.
chapmen
chapmen
noun
plural of chapman
chomped
chomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chomp
chomper
chomper
noun
(informal) A tooth.
(rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
chumped
chumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chump
clamped
clamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clamp
clamper
clamper
noun
(electronics) A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.
An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.
One who, or that which, clamps.
verb
(obsolete) To join in an unsystematic or haphazard fashion.
To complain in an irritating manner.
To crimp.
To move in a noisy and clumsy manner.
clomped
clomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clomp
clumped
clumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clump
clumper
clumper
noun
A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form into clumps or masses.
coempts
compage
compage
noun
(obsolete) A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
compare
compare
noun
(countable, programming) An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
(uncountable) Comparison.
(uncountable, obsolete) Illustration by comparison; simile.
verb
(intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
(obsolete) To get; to obtain.
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
(transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
compear
compear
verb
(law, Scotland) To appear before a judge in court personally or by attorney.
(obsolete) To appear before.
compeer
compeer
noun
(obsolete) The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
verb
To be equal with; to match.
compels
compels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel
compend
compend
noun
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
compere
compere
noun
(chiefly British, Ireland) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To emcee, to act as compere.
compert
compete
compete
verb
To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
To take part in a contest, game or similar event
compile
compile
noun
(programming) An act of compiling code.
verb
(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
(obsolete) To construct; to build.
(obsolete) To write; to compose.
(obsolete, transitive) To contain or comprise.
(transitive) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
(transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.
complex
complex
adj
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
compoed
compoer
compole
compone
compone
verb
(archaic, transitive) To compose; to settle; to arrange.
compose
compose
verb
(printing, dated) To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.
(sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
(transitive) To make something by merging parts.
(transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
(transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
compote
compote
noun
A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
A dish used for serving fruit.
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
compted
compted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compt
comptel
compter
compter
noun
(historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
(obsolete) A counter (token used for keeping count).
comptie
compute
compute
noun
(computing, informal) computation
verb
(intransitive, informal) To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.
contemp
copeman
copeman
noun
(obsolete) A chapman; a dealer; a merchant.
cputime
cramped
cramped
adj
Illegible.
Overcrowded or congested.
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cramp
cramper
crampet
crampet
noun
(curling) A metal plate for a player to stand on when delivering the stones.
(military) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard.
One of the metal plates, with spikes attached, forming a pair of crampons.
crimped
crimped
adj
With a crimp in it; crushed shut.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crimp
crimper
crimper
noun
(chiefly Britain) A hairdresser.
A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
A person who crimps when climbing.
A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
crimple
crimple
verb
(archaic) to crumple, crimp
crumped
crumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crump
crumper
crumpet
crumpet
noun
(Britain, slang, countable, uncountable) A person (or, collectively, persons), usually female, considered sexually desirable.
A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
crumple
crumple
noun
A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
verb
(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
(intransitive, figurative) To collapse.
(transitive) To cause to collapse.
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
cupmate
cupmate
noun
A fellow drinker; one who accompanies another person in drinking alcohol.
dampens
dampens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dampen
dampers
dampers
noun
plural of damper
dampest
dampest
adj
superlative form of damp: most damp
dampier
dampier
Proper noun
A port in the north-west of Western Australia
decamps
decamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decamp
demirep
demirep
noun
(colloquial, dated) A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
dempsey
deperms
deperms
noun
plural of deperm.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deperm
deplume
deplume
verb
(transitive) To strip of feathers or plumage.
(transitive, figuratively) To lay bare; to expose.
deplump
deprome
despume
despume
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To free from spume or scum.
dewdamp
dimpled
dimpled
adj
Having dimples
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dimple
dimples
dimples
noun
plural of dimple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dimple
dirempt
dirempt
adj
(obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
verb
(transitive, principally in philosophy) To separate; to divide; to break off.
dumpage
dumpage
noun
A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads.
A heap of dumped matter.
The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of refuse matter.
dumpers
dumpers
noun
plural of dumper
dumpier
dumpier
adj
comparative form of dumpy: more dumpy
dumpies
dumpies
noun
plural of dumpie
plural of dumpy
dumpled
dumpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumple
dumpler
dumpoke
dumpoke
noun
(Anglo-Indian) A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
dupedom
empaled
empaled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empale
empaler
empaler
noun
Obsolete form of impaler.
empales
empales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empale
empanel
empanel
noun
(law) A list of jurors; a panel.
verb
Alternative spelling of impanel
empaper
empasma
empasma
noun
Alternative form of empasm
empathy
empathy
noun
(obsolete slang) MDMA.
(parapsychology, science fiction) A paranormal ability to psychically read another person's emotions.
Capacity to understand another person's point of view or the result of such understanding.
Identification with or understanding of the thoughts, feelings, or emotional state of another person.
empearl
empearl
verb
Alternative form of impearl
empeine
emperil
emperil
verb
Dated form of imperil.
emperor
emperor
noun
(entomology) Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
(entomology) Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
(political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
(tarot) The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
An emperor penguin.
Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
emphase
empight
empight
adj
(obsolete) fixed; settled; fastened
empires
empires
noun
plural of empire
empiric
empiric
adj
Empirical.
noun
(historical) A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.
Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
empirin
emplace
emplace
verb
To assign a position to something, or to locate something at a particular place
emplane
emplane
verb
Alternative form of enplane
emplead
emplead
verb
(archaic, transitive) To accuse; to indict.
emplore
emplore
verb
Obsolete form of implore.
employe
employe
noun
(chiefly US) Dated form of employee.
employs
employs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of employ
emplume
emplume
verb
(transitive) To furnish with a plume.
empodia
empodia
noun
plural of empodium
emporia
emporia
noun
plural of emporium
emporte
empover
empower
empower
verb
(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
emprent
empresa
empress
empress
noun
(rare) A female chimpanzee.
(tarot) The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
verb
Rare form of impress.
emprime
emprint
emprint
verb
Obsolete form of imprint.
emprise
emprise
noun
(archaic) An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
(archaic) The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits; chivalric prowess.
verb
(obsolete) To undertake.
emprize
emprize
noun
Obsolete form of emprise.
emptied
emptied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empty
emptier
emptier
adj
comparative form of empty: more empty
noun
A person who, or device which empties
empties
empties
noun
plural of empty
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empty
emptily
emptily
adv
In an empty manner
emptins
emptins
noun
(colloquial) The sediment of beer, cider, etc.
A type of yeast obtained from the remains of the brewing process.
emption
emption
noun
(obsolete) The act of buying.
emptive
emptive
adj
(rare) Responding to or acting to counteract something when it happens (rather than beforehand).
emptory
empusae
empusae
noun
plural of empusa
empyema
empyema
noun
(medicine) A collection of pus within a naturally existing anatomical cavity (as opposed to an abscess, which occurs in a newly formed cavity).