name, transferred from the male name and used since the 1940s.
apexes
araxes
auspex
axised
axised
adj
(in combination) Having the specified number or kind of axes.
axises
axises
noun
Misspelling of axes. Mistakenly used for the plural of axis (“line around which object rotates”).
plural of axis (type of deer)
axites
axites
noun
plural of axite
axones
axones
noun
plural of axone
axseed
axwise
bisext
boxers
boxers
noun
(informal) Boxer shorts.
plural of boxer
calxes
calxes
noun
plural of calx
coaxes
coaxes
noun
plural of coaxis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coax
cruxes
deixis
deixis
noun
(linguistics) The use of a word, such as a pronoun, to refer to something that must be identified from the wider context; a word used in such a way.
dexies
dexies
noun
plural of dexie
plural of dexy
dixies
dixies
noun
plural of dixie
doxies
doxies
noun
plural of doxie
plural of doxy
exacts
exacts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exact
exalts
exalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exalt
excels
excels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excel
excess
excess
adj
More than is normal, necessary or specified.
noun
(Britain, insurance) A condition on an insurance policy by which the insured pays for a part of the claim.
(geometry) Spherical excess, the amount by which the sum of the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area of the triangle.
An act of eating or drinking more than enough.
The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds another; remainder.
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
verb
(US, transitive) To declare (an employee) surplus to requirements, such that he or she might not be given work.
excise
excise
noun
A tax charged on goods produced within the country (as opposed to customs duties, charged on goods from outside the country).
verb
To cut out; to remove.
To impose an excise tax on something.
excuse
excuse
noun
(countable, uncountable) Explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment; a plea offered in extenuation of a fault.
(law) A defense to a criminal or civil charge wherein the accused party admits to doing acts for which legal consequences would normally be appropriate, but asserts that special circumstances relieve that party of culpability for having done those acts.
(often with preceding negative adjective, especially sorry, poor, or lame) An example of something that is substandard or of inferior quality.
verb
(transitive) To allow to leave, or release from any obligation.
(transitive) To forgive; to pardon.
(transitive) To provide an excuse for; to explain, with the aim of alleviating guilt or negative judgement.
To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or indulgence for.
excuss
excuss
verb
(law) To proceed against a principal debtor where there are either joint debtors or debtors and sureties.
(obsolete) To shake off.
(obsolete, transitive) To decipher.
(obsolete, transitive) To examine (a document).
(transitive, law) To seize and detain by law.
excyst
excyst
verb
(biology, intransitive) To undergo excystation.
exerts
exerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exert
exiles
exiles
noun
plural of exile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exile
exines
exines
noun
plural of exine
exists
exists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exist
exitus
exitus
adj
(medicine) dead
noun
(medicine) death
exodos
exodos
noun
(drama, Ancient Greek drama) A final scene or departure in a play, especially a tragedy.
exodus
exodus
noun
A sudden departure of a large number of people.
verb
To depart from a place in a large group.
exomis
exomis
noun
(historical) A sleeveless Ancient Greek tunic worn by workers and light infantry.
expels
expels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expel
expose
expose
verb
(computing, transitive) To make available to other parts of a program, or to other programs.
(transitive) To abandon, especially an unwanted baby in the wilderness.
(transitive) To reveal, uncover, make visible, bring to light, introduce (to).
(transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.
To submit to an active (mostly dangerous) substance like an allergen, ozone, nicotine, solvent, or to any other stress, in order to test the reaction, resistance, etc.
exsect
exsect
verb
(transitive) To cut out or away; to remove by exsection.
exsert
exsert
adj
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
verb
(transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
exship
extols
extols
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extol
extras
extras
noun
plural of extra
exudes
exudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exude
exults
exults
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exult
exurbs
exurbs
noun
plural of exurb
fixers
fixers
noun
plural of fixer
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
flexes
flexes
noun
plural of flex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flex
fluxes
fluxes
noun
plural of flux
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flux
hexads
hexads
noun
plural of hexad
hexers
hexers
noun
plural of hexer
hexose
hexose
noun
(biochemistry) A sugar or saccharide containing six carbon atoms.
hexsub
hexyls
hexyls
noun
plural of hexyl
hoaxes
hoaxes
noun
plural of hoax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hoax
hoxsie
ibexes
ibexes
noun
plural of ibex
ilexes
isolex
isolex
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain word is used.
ixodes
ixodes
noun
plural of ixode
ixtles
ixtles
noun
plural of ixtle
jinxes
jinxes
noun
plural of jinx
lastex
laxest
laxest
adj
superlative form of lax: most lax
lynxes
lynxes
noun
plural of lynx
lyxose
lyxose
noun
(biochemistry) An aldopentose found in some bacteria.
minxes
minxes
noun
plural of minx
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of minx
mixers
mixers
noun
plural of mixer
moxies
mscdex
nixies
nixies
noun
plural of nixie
plural of nixy
onyxes
onyxes
noun
plural of onyx
orexis
orexis
noun
(psychology) The affective and conative character of mental activity as contrasted with its cognitive aspect; the appetitive aspect of an act; desire, appetite.
oryxes
oryxes
noun
plural of oryx
oxeyes
oxeyes
noun
plural of oxeye
oxides
oxides
noun
plural of oxide
oximes
oximes
noun
plural of oxime
oxshoe
oxshoe
noun
A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
oxters
oxters
noun
plural of oxter
pixels
pixels
noun
plural of pixel
pixies
pixies
noun
plural of pixie
plexus
plexus
noun
(anatomy) A network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
(mathematics) The system of equations required for the complete expression of the relations which exist between a set of quantities.
An interwoven combination of parts or elements in a structure or system.
praxes
praxes
noun
plural of praxis
prexes
prexes
noun
plural of prex
pyxies
pyxies
noun
plural of pyxie
rexist
rexist
Adjective
Of, pertaining to or advocating Rexism
Noun
A follower or advocate of Rexism.
rhexes
rhexis
rhexis
noun
(medicine, especially ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ.
sampex
saxena
saxena
Proper noun
A surname used by the Kayastha caste of India and Pakistan.
saxten
saxtie
scolex
scolex
noun
(zoology) The structure at the front end of a tapeworm which, in the adult, has suckers and hooks by which it attaches itself to a host.
setpfx
sexern
sexfid
sexfid
adj
(botany) cleft into six
sexier
sexier
adj
comparative form of sexy: more sexy
sexily
sexily
adv
In a sexy manner.
sexing
sexing
noun
The determination of the sex of a young bird (typically poultry)
verb
present participle of sex
sexism
sexism
noun
Attitudes or actions that are based on or promote the expectation that people adhere to stereotypical social roles (gender roles) based on sex.
Discrimination or different treatment (e.g. in job opportunities) based on sex or gender.
The belief that people of one sex or gender are inherently superior to others.
sexist
sexist
adj
Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.
noun
A person who discriminates on grounds of sex; someone who practises sexism.
sexpot
sexpot
noun
(informal) A sexy person.
sextan
sextan
adj
(obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A fever that recurs every sixth day.
sextar
sextet
sextet
noun
(music) A composition for six voices or instruments.
A group of six singers or instrumentalists.
Any group of six people or things.
sextic
sextic
adj
(mathematics) Of the sixth degree or order.
noun
(mathematics) An algebraic equation or function of the sixth degree, e.g. a polynomial of degree 6; a curve surface etc. describing such an equation or function, especially a quantic of the sixth degree.
sexton
sexton
noun
A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell-ringer.
A sexton beetle.
sextos
sextos
noun
plural of sexto
sextry
sextry
noun
A sacristy.
sextur
sextus
sexual
sexual
adj
(LGBT, of a person, rare) Experiencing sexual attraction; not asexual.
(biology) Capable of sexual reproduction; sexed, sexuate.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the female sex.
Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes.
Characterised by sexual feelings or behaviour; possessing sexuality.
Pertaining to sexual intercourse or other intimate physical contact.
Pertaining to sexuality as a cultural phenomenon; relating to sexual behaviour or conduct.
noun
(LGBT) A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex (especially as contrasted with an asexual).
(biology) A species which reproduces by sexual rather than asexual reproduction, or a member of such a species.
silvex
silvex
noun
Synonym of fenoprop
sixtes
stupex
subnex
suplex
suplex
noun
(professional wrestling) A wrestling move in which the wrestler picks up their opponent off the ground (or mat) and then, using a large portion of their own body weight, drives the opponent down on the mat by throwing them over their center of gravity, usually arching their back.
verb
(transitive, professional wrestling) To subject to this manoeuvre.
sussex
sussex
Proper noun
A former county in the south-east of England (now divided into East- and West-), then bordered by Surrey, Kent, Hampshire and the English Channel.
A town in New Brunswick
A borough in New Jersey
A in Virginia
A village in Wisconsin
taxers
taxers
noun
plural of taxer
taxies
taxies
noun
plural of taxi (irregular)
texans
textus
toxeus
unisex
unisex
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to only one sex or gender; unisexual.
Not distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; suitable for any sex or gender.
noun
The state of not being distinguished on the basis of sex or gender; the state of being suitable for any sex or gender.
unsexy
unsexy
adj
(of research etc) Perceived as not having wide contemporary interest; plodding.
Not sexy.
vexers
vexers
noun
plural of vexer
vexils
vixens
vixens
noun
plural of vixen
waxers
waxers
noun
plural of waxer
wessex
wessex
Proper noun
One of the seven major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, existing between the 6th and 9th centuries, and comprising most of England south of the Thames.
xebecs
xebecs
noun
plural of xebec
xenias
xenons
xenons
noun
plural of xenon
xerxes
xmases
xylems
xylems
noun
plural of xylem
xylose
xylose
noun
(biochemistry) One of the pentoses, C₅H₁₀O₅, a white crystalline sugar, derived from wood.