Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an actor or theatrical acting; like an actor.
adhesion
adhesion
noun
(biochemistry) The binding of a cell to a surface or substrate.
(medicine) An abnormal union of surface by the formation of new tissue resulting from an inflammatory process.
An agreement to adhere.
Persistent attachment or loyalty.
The ability of a substance to stick to an unlike substance.
The frictional grip on a surface, of wheels, shoes etc.
admonish
admonish
verb
(transitive) To inform or notify of a fault; to rebuke gently or kindly, but seriously; to tell off.
(transitive) To instruct or direct.
(transitive, with of or against) To advise against wrongdoing; to caution; to warn against danger or an offense.
alphosis
alphosis
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Albinism.
amollish
aphodius
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphorise
aphorise
verb
(intransitive) To use aphorisms.
(transitive) To create an aphorism from.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aposthia
aposthia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Congenital absence of a foreskin.
asthorin
astonish
astonish
verb
To surprise greatly.
atchison
atchison
Proper noun
A city in Kansas, USA
balochis
basophil
basophil
noun
(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boarship
bodhisat
bodhisat
noun
Synonym of bodhisattva
bohemias
bohemias
noun
plural of bohemia
broadish
broadish
adj
Somewhat broad.
chamisos
chamisos
noun
plural of chamiso
chariots
chariots
noun
plural of chariot
chicanos
chirolas
chitosan
chitosan
noun
(biochemistry) An oligosaccharide derived from chitin, sometimes used in the absorption of fat
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
coarsish
coarsish
adj
Somewhat coarse.
cochairs
cochairs
noun
plural of cochair
cohabits
cohabits
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cohabit
cohanims
discoach
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
esthonia
esthonia
Proper noun
form of. The spelling "Estonia" had become more popular in English by about 1930.
faroeish
fashions
fashions
noun
plural of fashion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fashion
fashious
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
goatfish
goatfish
noun
Any of many brightly coloured fishes, of the family Mullidae, having two barbels on the chin.
goliaths
goliaths
noun
plural of goliath
hailshot
hailshot
noun
(obsolete) Small shot that scatters like hailstones.
halibios
halidoms
halidoms
noun
plural of halidom
halimous
halinous
haliotis
halobios
halobios
noun
(biology) life in the oceans; marine life collectively
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haplosis
haplosis
noun
(biology) The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number
harbison
haricots
haricots
noun
plural of haricot
harrison
harrison
Proper noun
name derived from the surname.
A town in Arkansas
A city in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
harvison
haspicol
hautbois
hautbois
noun
Any of a family of organ stops that contain reeds.
Any of the (now obsolete) predecessors of the oboe or cor anglais.
haviours
helonias
hemiolas
hemiolas
noun
plural of hemiola
herodias
hidalgos
histonal
hoariest
hoariest
adj
superlative form of hoary: most hoary
hoatzins
hoatzins
noun
plural of hoatzin
hobnails
hobnails
noun
plural of hobnail
hoistman
hoistman
noun
(mining) A person who operates the hoisting machinery.
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
holidays
holidays
noun
(Canada, US) The season around Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's Day.
(informal, Ireland) (usually after possessive) holiday, vacation; time off work, especially if spent travelling away from home
plural of holiday
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of holiday
horatius
hosackia
hospital
hospital
adj
(obsolete) Hospitable.
noun
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
hospitia
hospitia
noun
plural of hospitium
hudsonia
hyaloids
hyaloids
noun
plural of hyaloid
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
idahoans
isobaths
isobaths
noun
plural of isobath
isochasm
isochasm
noun
(geography) A line connecting places on the Earth's surface that have the same mean frequency of auroras.
isochela
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
isopachs
isopachs
noun
plural of isopach
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
isophane
isophane
noun
(countable, meteorology) A line drawn on a map through points where a given seasonal biological event occurs on the same date.
(uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
isotachs
isotachs
noun
plural of isotach
jonahism
kodashim
kohistan
kohistan
Proper noun
a political district in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Tajikistan
laoighis
lichanos
lichanos
noun
(music) In ancient musical theory, the upper of the two movable notes between the hypate and mese, the lower being the parhypate.
lothians
machismo
machismo
noun
exaggerated masculinity
mahonias
mahonias
noun
plural of mahonia
manihots
marashio
misomath
mochilas
mochilas
noun
plural of mochila
mohandis
mohicans
morphias
morphias
noun
plural of morphia
moshavim
nabobish
nabobish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a nabob.
nachison
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
niarchos
nicholas
nicholas
Proper noun
name. Best known for a legendary St. Nicholas, associated with Father Christmas.
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
obeahism
obeahism
noun
Alternative form of obiism
ochozias
oghamist
oghamist
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Oghamist
oistrakh
ophiasis
ophiasis
noun
(dermatology) a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head
opsimath
opsimath
noun
(rare) A person who learns late in life.
orangish
orangish
adj
Relatively orange in colour.
Similar to an orange.
pathosis
pathosis
noun
A disease; a pathologic condition.
phaistos
phaistos
Proper noun
An ancient Minoan city in southern Crete.
phasiron
phasmoid
phymosia
picachos
pochaise
polabish
rashidov
rhodesia
rhodesia
Proper noun
A country that existed in what is now Zimbabwe, originally called Southern Rhodesia, named after its founder, Cecil Rhodes.
The area now occupied by Zimbabwe and Zambia.
romanish
romanish
Adjective
Pertaining to Roman Catholicism.
saishuto
sajovich
sakovich
sapowith
saxonish
scaphion
scaphoid
scaphoid
adj
Shaped like a boat, navicular.
noun
(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.
shamokin
shamosim
shipload
shipload
noun
(nautical) The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.
(organic chemistry, obsolete) An alkaloid obtained from Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (formerly Sophora speciosa), having effects similar to those of the Calabar bean.
sosthina
sphagion
sphakiot
stathmoi
stathmoi
noun
plural of stathmos
stichado
thiasote
thiasote
noun
(historical) A member of a thiasus in Ancient Greece.