(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antelope
antelope
noun
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
(archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
antepone
anteport
anteport
noun
An outer port, gate, or door.
antilope
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipope
antipope
noun
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
appleton
appleton
Proper noun
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
a village in Oxfordshire. Originally in Berkshire.
a suburb of Warrington, Cheshire.
A town in Maine.
A city in Minnesota.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
A city in Wisconsin
from either of the places.
appointe
atropine
atropine
noun
(toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
autompne
capetown
capstone
capstone
noun
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
verb
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
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.
comptean
concepts
concepts
noun
plural of concept
conepate
conepate
noun
(dated) The skunk.
conepatl
conepatl
noun
(obsolete) A kind of skunk.
conspect
contempt
contempt
noun
(law) Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body.
(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.
The state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace.
coparent
coparent
noun
Alternative form of co-parent
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
deponent
deponent
adj
(grammar, of a verb) Having passive grammatical form (that is, conjugating like the passive voice), but an active meaning.
noun
(grammar) A deponent verb.
(law) A witness; especially one who gives information under oath, in a deposition concerning facts known to him or her.
dipteron
empatron
endpoint
endpoint
noun
(biology, medicine) A defined occurrence during the observation period of an experiment or study.
(chemistry) The stage in a titration at which a change in the colour of an indicator indicates that no more titrant should be added.
(mathematics) Either of the two nodes of a graph of degree 1.
(networking, telecommunications) The entity at one end of a connection.
(programming) Part of a system that serves as a hook, allowing third-party code to intercept and modify behaviour at that point.
Either of the two points at the ends of a line segment.
entoptic
entoptic
adj
(medicine) Located within the eyeball.
(medicine) Of or relating to visual phenomena caused by objects within the eye, or the objects themselves.
entrepot
entrepot
noun
Alternative spelling of entrepôt
entropic
entropic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or as a consequence of entropy.
eophyton
epitenon
epitenon
noun
(anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.
epitonic
epitonic
adj
Abnormally tense or tonic; exhibiting an abnormal degree of tension or strain.
ereption
ereption
noun
(obscure) A sudden snatching away.
eruption
eruption
noun
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
esponton
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
eutopian
exponent
exponent
noun
(computing) The part of a floating-point number that represents its exponent value.
(linguistics) A manifestation of a morphosyntactic property.
(mathematics) The number by which a value (called the base) is said to be raised to a power in exponentiation: for example, the 3 in 2³=8.
(mathematics, obsolete) The degree to which the root of a radicand is found, for example, the 2 in ^(2])√=b.
One who expounds, represents or advocates.
eyepoint
eyepoint
noun
A point of reference based on the participant's focus, used in generating visual imagery in virtual reality systems.
The focal point of an optical lens.
felapton
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
gantlope
gantlope
noun
The military punishment known as running the gauntlet
genotype
genotype
noun
(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.
(taxonomy, obsolete) The type species of a genus; generitype.
A group of organisms having the same genetic constitution.
verb
(transitive) To determine the genotype of.
gonotype
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
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
honeypot
honeypot
noun
(US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
(chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
(espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.
(slang) A vulva or vagina.
A pot of honey.
A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
imponent
imponent
adj
That imposes a rule.
noun
One who imposes a rule.
impotent
impotent
adj
(obsolete) lacking self-restraint
(of a male) sterile
incapable of sexual intercourse, often because of an inability to achieve or sustain an erection, having impotentia coeundi
lacking in power, as to act effectively; helpless
lacking physical strength or vigor; weak
noun
a man who has erectile dysfunction
an impotent or powerless person
inceptor
inceptor
noun
(UK) One who is on the point of taking a Master of Arts degree at an English university.
A beginner; one in the rudiments.
interpol
interpol
Proper noun
The International Criminal Police Organization, an international organization facilitating police cooperation.
lapointe
lapstone
lapstone
noun
A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
leptilon
leptonic
leptonic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or composed of leptons.
linotype
linotype
noun
A form of typesetting machine in which a complete line of characters is set at once.
The slug produced by such a machine, or matter composed in such lines.
verb
To prepare (printed matter) using a linotype machine.
mapleton
metopion
metopion
noun
(anatomy) A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences.
metopons
monotype
monotype
noun
(art, printing) A print made by creating the design using oil paint or printer's ink on metal or glass, then transferring the image directly to paper.
(art, printing, uncountable) The technique of making such prints.
(biology) A monotypic taxon.
(computing theory) In the Hindley–Milner type system, a single specific data type.
(sailing) A sailboat designed to be crewed or raced by a single person.
A keyboard-operated typesetting and casting machine that makes and sets separate characters.
verb
(transitive) To produce a monotype of.
nectopod
neophyte
neophyte
noun
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
neotypes
neotypes
noun
plural of neotype
neponset
nepotism
nepotism
noun
The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
nepotist
nepotist
noun
One who engages in nepotism.
nepouite
nepouite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.
nonadept
nonempty
nonempty
adj
(mathematics) Of a set, containing at least one element, thereby being distinct from the empty set.
Not empty, containing something.
nonplate
nonplate
adj
(chiefly geology) Not of or relating to a plate.
nonuplet
nonuplet
noun
A group of nine, particularly (music) a tuplet of nine notes.
One of a group of nine, particularly one of nine babies born from the same mother at one time.
norphlet
notepads
notepads
noun
plural of notepad
octopean
octopean
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus; octopuslike.
octopine
octopine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling an octopus or octopuses; octopuslike.
noun
(chemistry) An analog of lactic acid, derived from the amino acids arginine and alanine, first isolated from the muscle tissue of octopus species.
opencast
opencast
adj
(chiefly Britain) Of or pertaining to strip mining, in which material is removed from a surface that has been exposed
operants
operants
noun
plural of operant
opiniate
opiniate
verb
(obsolete) To hold or maintain persistently.
opponent
opponent
adj
(obsolete) Opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
(obsolete) Situated in front; opposite.
noun
(historical) The participant who opens an academic debate by putting forward objections to a theological or philosophical thesis.
One who is opposed or objects (to a policy, course of action or set of ideas).
One who opposes another in words (in a dispute, argument or controversy).
One who opposes another physically (in a fight, sport, game, or competition).
One who opposes another; one who works or takes a position against someone or something; one who attempts to stop the progress of someone or something.
optioned
optioned
adj
(in combination) Having the specified kind or number of options.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of option
optionee
optionee
noun
The purchaser of a financial option.
orpiment
orpiment
noun
arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment
otophone
outpreen
outpreen
verb
(transitive) To surpass in preening.
outspend
outspend
verb
(transitive) To spend more than some limit or than another entity.
outspent
outspent
adj
Exhausted; tired out.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspend
padstone
padstone
noun
A pad to spread the weight of a point load in a wall.
A simple type of building foundation consisting of a stone which both spreads the weight of a wooden building out on the ground and keeps the wood off of the ground. A staddle stone is a type of padstone.
panoptes
panotype
panotype
noun
(historical) A picture made by the collodion process.
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.
pantofle
pantofle
noun
(archaic, historical) A slipper.
parsonet
patentor
patentor
noun
One who grants a legal patent.
One who obtains a legal patent.
paterson
paterson
Proper noun
A city and county seat in New Jersey
A town in New South Wales, Australia
A settlement in Eastern Cape, South Africa
An unincorporated community in Washington
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.
patronne
patronne
noun
(in France) A woman who is the owner (or wife of an owner) of a business such as a bar or restaurant
peastone
peastone
noun
(mineralogy) pisolite
pellotin
pellston
pennorth
pennorth
noun
(obsolete, Britain) Alternative form of pennyworth
pennyrot
penpoint
penpoint
noun
The point of a pen (writing implement).
penstock
penstock
noun
A sluice or pipe which allows the controlled flow of water from behind a dam, typically routing it to a turbine of a power plant.
The barrel of a wooden pump.
pentagon
pentagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with five sides and five angles.
A fort with five bastions.
pentanol
pentanol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of the alcohol C₅H₁₁OH; the principal constituents of fusel oil.
pentitol
pentitol
noun
(biochemistry) Any sugar alcohol having five carbon atoms
pentodes
pentodes
noun
plural of pentode
pentomic
pentomic
adj
Pertaining to or exhibiting the concept of structuring a division (military formation) such that it has five subordinate parts.
pentosan
pentosan
noun
(biochemistry) Any polysaccharide composed of pentoses.
pentoses
pentoses
noun
plural of pentose
pentosid
peptogen
peptogen
noun
(physiology) Any substance convertible into peptone.
peptones
peptones
noun
plural of peptone
peptonic
peptonic
adj
Relating to peptone.
peronate
peronate
adj
(mycology) sheathed with a covering
peronist
peronist
Noun
A supporter of Juan Perón and/or Eva Perón and/or their regime.
An adherent of modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that identify themselves as such.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Juan Perón or his regime.
Adhering to or describing modern-day Peronism, including any of the political parties that self-identify as such.
perryton
peterson
petition
petition
noun
(law) A formal written request for judicial action.
A compilation of signatures built in order to exert moral authority in support of a specific cause.
A formal, written request made to an official person or organized body, often containing many signatures.
A prayer; a supplication; an entreaty.
verb
(transitive) To make a request to, commonly in written form.
petrolin
petronel
petronel
noun
(obsolete, weaponry) A short but large-caliber, heavy 16th and 17th-century firearm that used a matchlock or wheellock mechanism, intermediate between the arquebuse and pistol.
petronia
phaethon
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phenetol
phenetol
noun
(chemistry) The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid, C₆H₅.O.C₂H₅.
phitones
phonated
phonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phonate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
phonetic
phonetic
adj
(linguistics) Relating to phones (as opposed to phonemes).
Relating to the sounds of spoken language.
Relating to the spoken rather than written form of a word or name, as opposed to orthographic.
noun
(linguistics) In such writing systems as the Chinese writing system, the portion of a phono-semantic character that provides an indication of its pronunciation; contrasted with semantic (which is usually the radical).
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
photoeng
photogen
photogen
noun
(biology) A microorganism that produces phosphorescence.
(chemistry) A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene, used as a lubricant, illuminant, etc.
pictones
piedmont
piedmont
adj
Formed or lying at the foot of a mountain range.
noun
Any region of foothills of a mountain range.
piemonte
piermont
pierpont
pimenton
pimentos
pimentos
noun
plural of pimento
pimiento
pimiento
noun
Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
pineknot
pinetops
pinetown
pinnoite
pinochet
pivotmen
pivotmen
noun
plural of pivotman
plectron
plectron
noun
(music) Alternative form of plectrum
pleodont
pleonast
pleonast
noun
(rare) One who is addicted to pleonasm, or redundancy in speech or writing.
plethron
plethron
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
pleuston
pleuston
noun
(botany) Plants that live floating at the surface of water.
(ecology) The organisms that live floating at the surface of water.
ployment
ployment
noun
(military) The act or movement of forming a column from a line of troops on some designated subdivision