A group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.
acalephe
acalephe
noun
Alternative form of acaleph
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
acalypha
acalypha
noun
Any of the genus Acalypha of flowering plants in the family Euphorbiaceae.
acephala
acephali
acephali
noun
(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.
A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
plural of acephalus
acheilia
acheilia
noun
(pathology) A congenital absence of lips, liplessness
achelous
achelous
Proper noun
a river in western Greece
Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.
achenial
achenial
adj
Pertaining to an achene.
achilary
achillea
achillea
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Achillea
achilles
achilles
Proper noun
semi-divine hero, son of Peleus and the nymph Thetis, prince and leader of the Myrmidons; great warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp, killed in the Trojan War; central character of the Iliad.
achilous
achilous
adj
(botany, anatomy) without a lip.
achingly
achingly
adv
In an aching manner; sorely.
acholias
acholous
acholous
adj
(medicine) Lacking bile.
achordal
achordal
adj
achordate
achylous
achylous
adj
(physiology) Without chyle
acolhuan
acrolith
acrolith
noun
(historical) An ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
agalloch
agalloch
noun
The soft, aromatic, resinous wood of Aquilaria malaccensis (formerly Aquilaria agallocha).
alabarch
alabarch
noun
The title of the governor or chief magistrate of the Jews in Alexandria under the Ptolemies and Roman emperors.
albahaca
alberich
albrecht
alcahest
alcahest
noun
Alternative form of alkahest
alchemic
alchemic
adj
alchemical.
alchuine
alcithoe
alcohate
alcohate
Noun
alcoholate
alcohols
alcohols
noun
plural of alcohol
alebench
alebench
noun
(historical) A bench at the front of an alehouse or inn where drinkers can sit.
aleichem
alhacena
alichino
alicoche
alicoche
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Echinocereus.
alphecca
alphecca
Proper noun
a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
altschin
alytarch
alytarch
noun
An official responsible for maintaining order at the ancient Olympic Games.
anarchal
anarchal
adj
(archaic) lawless; anarchic
anchiale
aphacial
archaeol
archaeol
noun
(organic chemistry) Di-O-phytanylglycerol, a double ether of sn-1-glycerol where positions 2 and 3 are bound to phytanyl residues.
archbald
archbold
archdolt
archearl
archelon
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archical
archical
adj
(obsolete) chief; primary; primordial
archilla
archival
archival
adj
Of a material: having a quality suited to the conservational needs of archiving.
Of or pertaining to an archive or archiving.
noun
(uncountable) The practice of storing items in an archive; archiving; (countable) an instance of this.
archliar
archlute
archlute
noun
A fretted and double-necked stringed musical instrument with a large body, double courses in the bass, and two sets of tuning pegs.
archpall
arzachel
athletic
athletic
adj
(not comparable) Having to do with athletes.
(video games) Of a level in a Super Mario game with an emphasis on platforming challenge, often involving precise jumps between floating platforms above a bottomless pit, and having upbeat background music.
An attribute of a motion or play which requires fine physical ability.
Having a muscular, well developed body, being in shape.
Physically active.
noun
A muscular, large–boned person, in the typology of Ernst Kretschmer.
atrochal
bachelor
bachelor
noun
(Canada) A bachelor apartment.
(obsolete) A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under the standard of another in the field.
(obsolete) Among London tradesmen, a junior member not yet admitted to wear the livery.
(obsolete) An unmarried woman.
A kind of bass, an edible freshwater fish (Pomoxis annularis) of the southern United States.
A person, especially a man, who is socially regarded as able to marry, but has not yet.
Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.
The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.
bachelry
bachelry
noun
(obsolete) The body of young aspirants for knighthood.
backhaul
backhaul
noun
(broadcasting) Uncut program content that is transmitted point-to-point to an individual television or radio station, network or other receiving entity where it will be integrated into a finished show.
(military) The shipment of material to or through an area from which the material had previously been shipped.
(transport) A return trip after delivery of cargo.
(travel, aviation, fare construction) Travel to a destination via a further point, or a higher fare point, than the destination (higher intermediate point).
verb
To transmit (data or footage) from a remote site to a central site from where it is re-transmitted.
backheel
backheel
noun
(soccer) A kick played by the heel which typically travels in the opposite direction from which the player is facing.
(wrestling) A method of tripping or throwing by getting the leg back of the opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while pushing his body back.
verb
(soccer) To perform such a kick.
(wrestling) To perform such a trip or throw.
backlash
backlash
noun
(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.
(mechanics) The looseness through which one part of connected machinery, as a wheel, gear, piston, or screw, can be moved without moving the connected parts, or a measurement of the distance moved thereby; either intentional (as allowance) or unintentional (from error or wear).
A sudden backward motion.
The jarring or reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.
verb
To cause or set off a backlash.
balachan
balochis
baluchis
beallach
bechalks
bechalks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bechalk
bechamel
bechamel
noun
Alternative spelling of béchamel
blachong
blackish
blackish
adj
somewhat black
blanched
blanched
adj
bleached
lacking complexion or color
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blanch
blancher
blancher
noun
(obsolete) One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside.
A machine for blanching or whitening.
One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; especially, one who anneals and cleanses money, or a chemical preparation for this purpose.
blanches
blanches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blanch
bleached
bleached
adj
Faded or washed out by weather and strong sunlight.
Having the hair lightened by bleaching.
Whitened; made white using bleach
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bleach
bleacher
bleacher
noun
(US, television, usually in the plural, by extension) The tiered seating provided for the audience at a television filming.
(US, usually in the plural) A stand of tiered planks used as seating for spectators, often outdoors.
One who, or that which, bleaches.
bleaches
bleaches
noun
plural of bleach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bleach
brachial
brachial
adj
Of the nature of an arm.
Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
noun
(zoology) Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
buchwald
cabbalah
cachalot
cachalot
noun
The sperm whale.
cahuilla
cahuilla
Noun
A member of a group of Native Americans of the inland areas of southern California.
Proper noun
Their Uto-Aztecan language.
calabash
calabash
noun
(music) A musical instrument, most commonly a drum or rattle, made from a calabash fruit.
A calabash and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
A container made from the mature, dried shell of the fruit of one of the above plants; also, a similarly shaped container made from some other material.
A tree (known as the calabash tree; Crescentia cujete) native to Central and South America, the West Indies, and southern Florida, bearing large, round fruit used to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this tree.
The bottle gourd (calabash vine, Lagenaria siceraria), believed to have originated in Africa, which is grown for its fruit that are used as a vegetable and to make containers (sense 3); the fruit of this plant.
calantha
calanthe
calanthe
noun
(botany) Any plant of the genus Calanthe.
calashes
calashes
noun
plural of calash
calathea
calathea
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.
calathos
calathos
noun
A basket-like ornament in Ancient Greek architecture.
calathus
calathus
noun
(historical) A vase-shaped basket made from reeds or twigs, used in Ancient Greece.
caleches
caleches
noun
plural of caleche
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
caliches
caliches
noun
plural of caliche
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
caliphal
caliphal
adj
Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate.
callahan
calliham
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
camelish
camelish
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a camel.
camphols
camphols
noun
plural of camphol
cascalho
cascalho
noun
(South America) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found.
cashable
cashable
adj
Able to be converted into cash
cashgirl
cashless
cashless
adj
Having no money.
Operating without the need for cash.
catchall
catchall
noun
Alternative form of catch-all
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
catechol
catechol
noun
(organic chemistry) The biologically important diphenol ortho-dihydroxy benzene; isomeric with hydroquinone and resorcinol.
cathleen
cathleen
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Kathleen.
cathlene
cathodal
cathodal
adj
(biochemistry) Attracted towards a cathode
catholic
catholic
adj
(obsolete) Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.
(of medicines or remedies, obsolete) Universally applicable.
(usually of people and their feelings, tastes, etc.) Embracing all.
Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.
Of universal human interest or use.
Universal; all-encompassing.
cephalad
cephalad
adv
(anatomy) Towards the head (or anterior extremity), a direction that in humans corresponds to superior.
cephalic
cephalic
adj
(anatomical terms of location and direction) Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
Headlike; cephaloid.
Of or relating to the brain.
Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cephalob
cephalom
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chackled
chackled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chackle
chackler
chadelle
chadless
chadless
adj
Not having or producing chads.
chadlock
chadlock
noun
Alternative form of charlock (Sinapis arvensis etc.)
chaillot
chainlet
chainlet
noun
A small chain.
chakales
chalazae
chalazae
noun
plural of chalaza
chalazal
chalazal
adj
Of or pertaining to the chalaza.
chalazas
chalazia
chalazia
noun
plural of chalazion
chalcids
chalcids
noun
plural of chalcid
chalcone
chalcone
noun
(organic chemistry, countable) Any derivative of this compound.
(organic chemistry, uncountable) The compound 1,3-diphenylpropenone (PhCH=CHCOPh).
chaldaei
chaldaic
chaldaic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Chaldea.
Proper noun
The lect spoken by the Chaldeans.
Noun
A Chaldean.
chaldean
chaldean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Chaldea specifically, or ancient Babylonia in general.
Noun
A native of Chaldea; a Chaldee.
A member of the Chaldean Catholic Church, a uniate church of the Roman Catholic Church.
A diviner or astrologer.
Proper noun
The Semitic language of the Chaldeans.
chaldese
chaldron
chaldron
noun
(archaic) An old English dry measure, containing four quarters. At London, 36 bushels heaped up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.
Alternative form of chawdron
chalfont
chaliced
chaliced
adj
Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped.
chalices
chalices
noun
plural of chalice
chalkier
chalkier
adj
comparative form of chalky: more chalky
chalking
chalking
noun
(painting) The appearance of non-gloss paint on an exterior surface due to chemical deterioration and removal by weather.