(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
agapemone
agapemone
Noun
The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphitene
amphogeny
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
anemopsis
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
apartment
apartment
noun
(archaic) A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
(computing, COM) A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.
(obsolete) A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment
apemantus
apemosyne
apneumona
apoenzyme
apoenzyme
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive haloenzyme lacking a cofactor.
appalment
appalment
noun
The state of being appalled or alarmed.
applyment
aspermont
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
becrampon
benempted
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpkinet
cadmopone
cadmopone
noun
A cadmium lithopone pigment.
campanero
campanero
noun
The bellbird of South America.
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campement
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
camphenes
camphenes
noun
plural of camphene
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
campiness
campiness
noun
(art) The quality of being campy
campodean
capernaum
champagne
champagne
adj
Of a very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
champagne:
noun
(countable) A glass of champagne.
(countable) A very pale brownish-gold colour, similar to that of champagne.
(countable, uncountable) A sparkling white wine made from a blend of grapes, especially Chardonnay and pinot, produced in Champagne, France, by the méthode champenoise.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling white wine.
(countable, uncountable, informal) Any sparkling wine made by the méthode champenoise.
verb
(intransitive) To drink champagne.
(transitive) To ply or treat with champagne.
chapelman
chapelman
noun
A clergyman; an official from a chapel.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
compagnie
companage
compander
compander
noun
Any device used for companding.
companero
companied
companied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of company
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
compazine
compendia
compendia
noun
plural of compendium
compenser
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competent
competent
adj
(biology, of a cell wall) Permeable to foreign DNA.
(geology) Resistant to deformation or flow.
(law) Having jurisdiction or authority over a particular issue or question.
Adequate for the purpose.
Having sufficient skill, knowledge, ability, or qualifications.
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
complines
complines
noun
plural of compline
component
component
adj
Made up of smaller complete units in combination; as a component stereo.
Making up a larger whole; as a component word.
noun
A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
comptness
contemper
contemper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
contemple
contempts
contempts
noun
plural of contempt
cooperman
crimplene
crimplene
noun
Alternative form of Crimplene
crimpness
crimpness
noun
The state or quality of being crimp.
cymophane
cymophane
noun
(mineralogy) A translucent yellowish chatoyant chrysoberyl.
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dampening
dampening
noun
The act of making or becoming damp.
verb
present participle of dampen
decamping
decamping
verb
present participle of decamp
demipagan
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
demophoon
deperming
deperming
verb
present participle of deperm
depigment
depigment
verb
To reduce pigmentation
depluming
depluming
verb
present participle of deplume
depriment
depriment
adj
Serving to depress.
diplonema
diplonema
noun
(biology) The diplotene stage of meiosis.
dopamines
dopamines
noun
plural of dopamine
drepanium
drepanium
noun
(botany) A helicoid cyme whose successive pedicels are aligned on the same plane.
dumpiness
dumpiness
noun
The quality of being dumpy
ecphonema
ecphonema
noun
(rhetoric) interjection; ecphonesis
elopement
elopement
noun
The act of running away from home (for any reason).
The act of running away from home with a paramour.
The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse.
empaneled
empanoply
empanoply
verb
(transitive, Britain, military, historical, also figuratively) To dress in a full suit of armour; to panoply.
empassion
empassion
verb
Archaic spelling of impassion.
empennage
empennage
noun
The feathers of an arrow or the tail fins of a bomb or rocket used to stabilize the longitudinal axis of the projectile parallel to the flight path.
The tail assembly of an aircraft.
emphrensy
empidonax
emplacing
emplacing
verb
present participle of emplace
emplaning
emplaning
verb
present participle of emplane
emplecton
emplecton
noun
A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders.
employing
employing
verb
present participle of employ
empoisons
empoisons
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empoison
emptiness
emptiness
noun
A nonexistence; a lack of existence.
A void; a nothingness; something lacking existence.
The state or feeling of being empty.
emptional
emptional
adj
Capable of being purchased.
empyreans
empyreans
noun
plural of empyrean
encamping
encamping
verb
present participle of encamp
encarpium
encompany
encompass
encompass
verb
(transitive) To form a circle around; to encircle.
(transitive) To go around, especially, to circumnavigate.
(transitive) To include completely; to describe fully or comprehensively.
(transitive) To include within its scope; to circumscribe or go round so as to surround; to enclose; to contain.
endolymph
endolymph
noun
(anatomy) The watery fluid inside the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear.
endomorph
endomorph
noun
(bodybuilding) A person having a theoretical body type with slow metabolism in which weight is gained easily, but fat levels are hard to reduce. Endomorphic bodybuilders tend to be the most massive.
A mineral, especially a crystal, enclosed within another
A person of the endomorphic physical type, characterised by big bones, round face, large trunk and thighs and a naturally high degree of body fat, especially around the midsection.
endoplasm
endoplasm
noun
(cytology) The inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
endosperm
endosperm
noun
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
ensampler
ensamples
ensamples
noun
plural of ensample
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ensample
entempest
entoplasm
entoplasm
noun
The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing ovum.
entropium
entropium
noun
Alternative form of entropion
ependymal
ependymal
adj
Of or pertaining to the ependyma.
epharmony
ephemeran
ephemeran
noun
(zoology) Any mayfly of the genus Ephemera
ephemeron
ephemeron
noun
(programming) A type of weak reference in a garbage collected programming language that does not permit an object to be kept alive by its finalizer.
Something short-lived or transitory.
ephymnium
epicenism
epicenism
noun
The property of being epicene.
epigonism
epigonism
noun
An artistic or literary imitation of an artist by a later generation; stereotyped repetition.
The product of an epigone.
epigonium
epilimnia
epilimnia
noun
plural of epilimnion
epitonium
eponymies
eponymies
noun
plural of eponymy
eponymism
eponymism
noun
The use of eponyms.
eponymist
eponymist
noun
One whose name is used as an eponym; a person after whom something is named.
eponymize
eponymize
verb
(transitive) To name (something or someone) after oneself or another entity; to give an eponym as a name.
eponymous
eponymous
adj
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
equipment
equipment
noun
(slang, humorous) The male genitalia.
Any items used in equipping something or someone, for example things needed for an expedition or voyage.
The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as for a voyage or expedition.
euphemian
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
exampling
exampling
verb
present participle of example
exempting
exempting
verb
present participle of exempt
exemption
exemption
noun
A deduction from the normal amount of taxes.
An act of exempting.
Freedom from a defect or weakness.
The state of being exempt; immunity.
explement
explement
noun
The remainder of subtracting an angle from a full circle.
galempong
galempung
gomphrena
gomphrena
noun
Any plant of the genus Gomphrena, the globe amaranths.
gopherman
groupment
groupment
noun
(military) A temporary, improvised grouping of forces.
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
hamperman
hemaphein
hemipenis
hemipenis
noun
(zoology) Each of a pair of intromittent organs of male snakes and lizards, usually held inverted within the body but everted for reproduction via erectile tissue.
hemiplane
hemipodan
homespuns
homespuns
noun
plural of homespun
homophene
homophene
noun
Any of a set of words that sound different, but look identical on a person's lips, so that they cannot be distinguished by lipreading.
homophone
homophone
noun
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.
A letter or group of letters which are pronounced the same as another letter or group of letters.
hooperman
hopperman
humpiness
humpiness
noun
The quality of being humpy.
hyphenism
hyphenism
noun
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
hypomeron
hypomeron
noun
Alternative form of hypomere
impainted
impainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impaint
impanated
impanated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impanate
impaneled
impaneled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impanel
impatiens
impatiens
noun
Any of various ornamental plants of the genus Impatiens.