(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
albespyne
albespyne
noun
Alternative form of albespine
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
ampersand
ampersand
noun
The symbol "&".
verb
(transitive, rare) To add an ampersand to.
ampleness
ampleness
noun
The property of being ample.
analepses
analepses
noun
plural of analepsis
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
ananaples
anapaests
anapaests
noun
plural of anapaest
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anaphases
anaphases
noun
plural of anaphase
anaptyxes
anaptyxes
noun
plural of anaptyxis
anaspides
anemopsis
angelship
anglepods
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.
antapexes
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antelopes
antelopes
noun
plural of antelope
antepasts
antepasts
noun
plural of antepast
antetypes
antetypes
noun
plural of antetype
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
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°
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
apanteles
apantesis
apartness
apartness
noun
(countable) The result or product of being apart.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being apart.
apemantus
apemosyne
apennines
apennines
Proper noun
A mountain range stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country.
apepsinia
apepsinia
noun
(pathology) The absence of pepsin in the body.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
apertness
apertness
noun
(archaic) openness; frankness
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelinus
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apogenous
aposelene
aposelene
noun
Apoapsis around the moon.
appanages
appanages
noun
plural of appanage
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appenders
appenders
noun
plural of appender
apronless
apronless
adj
Without an apron.
aptnesses
aptnesses
noun
plural of aptness
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspectant
aspectant
adj
Face to face.
noun
(heraldry) Animals placed face to face in a charge.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspermont
asperness
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
asthenope
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
beanpoles
beanpoles
noun
plural of beanpole
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
bespangle
bespangle
verb
To cover something with spangles.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bonspells
bonspells
noun
plural of bonspell
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
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
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capnoides
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
capstones
capstones
noun
plural of capstone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capstone
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
catnapers
catnapers
noun
plural of catnaper
cenotaphs
cenotaphs
noun
plural of cenotaph
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
cheapness
cheapness
noun
The state of being cheap.
chenopods
chenopods
noun
plural of chenopod
ciphonies
cisalpine
cisalpine
adj
On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).
cispadane
coinspire
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
compenser
complines
complines
noun
plural of compline
comptness
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
conepates
conepates
noun
plural of conepate
conepatls
conoscope
consopite
consopite
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lull to sleep; to quieten; to compose.
consperse
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
conspirer
conspirer
noun
Someone who conspires.
conspires
conspires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conspire
contempts
contempts
noun
plural of contempt
coparents
coparents
noun
plural of coparent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coparent
copestone
copestone
noun
capstone
copresent
copresent
adj
present along with others.
verb
(transitive) To present along with others.
craspedon
crepiness
crepiness
noun
The quality of being crêpy.
crimpness
crimpness
noun
The state or quality of being crimp.
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
crispness
crispness
noun
An instance of being crisp.
The state of being crisp.
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.
cusparine
cuspidine
cuspidine
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
cypseline
dampeners
dampeners
noun
plural of dampener
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
deepeners
deepeners
noun
plural of deepener
delapsion
delapsion
noun
A falling down or out of place; prolapse.
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
depascent
depascent
adj
(formal) Consuming.
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.
deponents
deponents
noun
plural of deponent
desipient
desipient
adj
foolish; silly; trifling
despenser
despising
despising
noun
An act of despising.
verb
present participle of despise
despiting
despiting
verb
present participle of despite
desponded
desponded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of despond
desponder
desponder
noun
One who desponds.
dewanship
diapensia
diapensia
noun
An evergreen arctic shrub, Diapensia lapponica.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaspinae
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
dipneusti
dipsadine
dipsadine
noun
Any snake of the subfamily Dipsadinae
dipterans
dipterans
noun
plural of dipteran
dispended
dispended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispend
dispender
dispender
noun
(obsolete) One who dispends or expends; a steward.
dispensed
dispensed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispense
dispenser
dispenser
noun
A person who makes up prescriptions, such as an optician or pharmacist.