(medicine, countable) A fetus affected by acephaly.
(medicine, uncountable) The condition of acephaly.
adelphous
adelphous
adj
(botany) Having coalescent or clustered filaments.
aphelinus
aposthume
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
capouches
capouches
noun
plural of capouch
cephalous
cephalous
adj
(zoology) Having a head; applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a division of mollusks.
chautemps
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.
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deathcups
deiphilus
deiphobus
delphinus
desulphur
desulphur
verb
(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of desulfur
dustheaps
dustheaps
noun
plural of dustheap
elaphodus
elaphurus
ensulphur
epanthous
epicurish
epicurish
adj
epicurean
epihippus
epiphegus
esophagus
esophagus
noun
(American spelling) Alternative spelling of oesophagus
euphausia
euphausid
euphausid
noun
Synonym of euphausiid
euphemise
euphemise
verb
Alternative spelling of euphemize
euphemism
euphemism
noun
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
euphemist
euphemist
noun
One who uses euphemisms.
euphemous
euphenics
euphenics
noun
The science of making biological (phenotypic) improvements to humans after birth.
euphonies
euphonies
noun
plural of euphony
euphonise
euphonise
verb
Alternative form of euphonize
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonous
euphonous
adj
Synonym of euphonious
euphorbus
euphorias
euphorias
noun
plural of euphoria
euphrasia
euphrasia
noun
Any of many flowering plants of the genus Euphrasia
euphrates
euphrates
Proper noun
The river in the Middle East, 2780 kilometers in length, flowing southwest from Turkey, then southeast, and uniting with the Tigris before entering the Persian Gulf. It forms the Western edge of classical Mesopotamia.
euphuisms
euphuisms
noun
plural of euphuism
euphuists
euphuists
noun
plural of euphuist
flophouse
flophouse
noun
(US, slang) A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
verb
To stay in a flophouse.
geophilus
grumphies
grumphies
noun
plural of grumphie
plural of grumphy
guelphish
guelphism
guestship
guideship
guideship
noun
The role or status of guide.
haruspice
homespuns
homespuns
noun
plural of homespun
homopause
homopause
noun
The level of an atmosphere below which its constituent molecules are well mixed
housekeep
housekeep
noun
(archaic or fantasy) The person in charge of a house; a housekeeper or innkeeper.
verb
(intransitive) To carry out the domestic duties of housekeeping.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To perform the general tasks of housekeeping.
housekept
housekept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of housekeep
housetops
housetops
noun
plural of housetop
humphreys
humpiness
humpiness
noun
The quality of being humpy.
hustlecap
hypogeous
hypogeous
adj
(biology) Living or maturing underground; subterranean
judgeship
judgeship
noun
The office or status of a judge
maplebush
mouseship
outpushed
outpushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpush
outpushes
outpushes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpush
outshaped
outshaped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outshape
outspeech
packhouse
packhouse
noun
A building where fruit and vegetables are packed prior to distribution to shops.
peamouths
pearlbush
peathouse
peelhouse
peelhouse
Noun
A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep.
pemphigus
pemphigus
noun
(pathology) A severe autoimmune skin disease characterized by pustules and painful blisters, and which can be fatal.
penpusher
penthouse
penthouse
noun
(dated or historical) An outhouse or other structure (especially one with a sloping roof) attached to the outside wall of a building, sometimes as protection from the weather.
(tennis) Any of the sloping roofs at the side of a real tennis court.
An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. Sometimes these are located just under "penthouse mechanical" floors.
verb
(transitive) To provide with a penthouse, shelter by means of a shed sloping from a wall, or anything similar.
penuchles
pesthouse
pesthouse
noun
An establishment which provides shelter and/or care to sufferers of pestilence or other contagious infections
phacellus
phacellus
noun
(zoology) One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric cavity of certain jellyfishes.
phaethusa
phalluses
phalluses
noun
plural of phallus
phareodus
phaseolus
phaseolus
noun
any of several domesticated beans, of the genus Phaseolus, native to the Americas
phaseouts
phaseouts
noun
plural of phaseout
phereclus
philomuse
philomuse
noun
(obsolete) A lover of the Muses or poetry.
(obsolete, rare) A member of the Philomuse Society, a literary society.
(rare) Any society devoted to literature and the arts.
phoroneus
physiqued
physiqued
adj
Having a specified kind of physique.
physiques
physiques
noun
plural of physique
pinehurst
playhouse
playhouse
noun
A venue for performing plays.
Alternative form of play house (“child's toy domestic dwelling”)
ploughers
ploughers
noun
plural of plougher
plushette
plushiest
plushlike
plushlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of plush.
plushness
plushness
noun
The characteristic of being plush.
pockhouse
poephagus
poorhouse
poorhouse
noun
A charitable institution where poor or homeless people are lodged.
A workhouse.
porthouse
porthouse
noun
A building that contains the offices of officials responsible for running a port, space for customs, etc.
The main cabin on the port side of a boat.
posthouse
posthouse
noun
(obsolete) A building for distributing mail; a post office.
A house established for the convenience of the post, a stable or inn where relays of horses can be obtained.
pothouses
pothouses
noun
plural of pothouse
pothousey
pouchiest
pouchiest
adj
superlative form of pouchy: most pouchy
pouchless
pouchless
adj
Without a pouch.
prehumans
prehumans
noun
plural of prehuman
prepunish
prepunish
verb
(transitive) To punish in advance.
preshrunk
preshrunk
verb
past participle of preshrink
prethrust
proseucha
proseucha
noun
Alternative form of proseuche
proseuche
proseuche
noun
(religion) A place of prayer; among the Jews, one that was not a synagogue, or the temple, usually roofless.
pselaphus
psephurus
published
published
adj
(of a publication) Issued for sale to the public
(of an author or editor) Who has had a publication published
verb
simple past tense and past participle of publish
publisher
publisher
noun
(programming) A system or component that allows other components (subscribers) to receive notifications of something, such as an event.
One who publishes, especially books.
publishes
publishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of publish
pulahanes
puncheons
puncheons
noun
plural of puncheon
punchiest
punchiest
adj
superlative form of punchy: most punchy
punchless
punchless
adj
Failing to strike; ineffective.
Without punch, the drink.
Without punches.
punishers
punishers
noun
plural of punisher
pupfishes
pupfishes
noun
plural of pupfish
puppetish
puppetish
adj
Resembling a puppet in appearance or action.
purchased
purchased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of purchase
purchaser
purchaser
noun
One who purchases.
purchases
purchases
noun
plural of purchase
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purchase
purlhouse
pushiness
pushiness
noun
Being bold or determined.
The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
pushovers
pushovers
noun
plural of pushover
queenship
queenship
noun
The rank, status, position, or dignity of a queen.
republish
republish
verb
To publish once again; to print and distribute copies of a work that has previously been printed and distributed.
rogueship
rogueship
noun
(humorous) The quality or state of being a rogue.
rulership
rulership
noun
A position in which one rules or has sovereignty over others.
saphenous
saphenous
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or situated near, the saphenous vein.
sepuchral
sepulcher
sepulcher
noun
(Canada, US) Alternative form of sepulchre
sepulchre
sepulchre
noun
(Christianity, historical) A recess in some early churches in which the reserved sacrament, etc. was kept from Good Friday till Easter.
A burial chamber.
verb
(transitive) To place in a sepulchre.
serpukhov
shkupetar
shunpiked
shunpiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shunpike
shunpiker
shunpiker
noun
One who avoids toll roads, or who uses sideroads to avoid toll booths.
shunpikes
shunpikes
noun
plural of shunpike
siphuncle
siphuncle
noun
(zoology) A strand of tissue passing longitudinally through the shell of a cephalopod, used primarily in emptying water from new chambers as the shell grows.
A nectary.
sliphouse
spatheful
speechful
speechful
adj
voluble; loquacious
noun
The entire contents of a speech.
sphacelus
sphacelus
noun
(medicine) gangrene; slough
(medicine) gangrenous part
sphaerium
spherular
spherular
adj
Being or relating to a spherule.
spherules
spherules
noun
plural of spherule
spicebush
spicebush
noun
(US) The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
Any plant in the genus Calycanthus
spleuchan
spleuchan
noun
(Scotland) A pouch, as for tobacco or money.
spleughan
spleughan
noun
Alternative form of spleuchan
sprauchle
sprauchle
noun
(Scotland) An awkward or struggling movement; stumble.
verb
(Scotland, intransitive) To move in a clumsy manner; to stumble or sprawl; to clamber up with difficulty.
stephanus
subepochs
subepochs
noun
plural of subepoch
subphases
subphases
noun
plural of subphase
subsphere
subsphere
noun
(mathematics, physics) Any of a set of spherical shells, one inside the other