A group of coelenterates including the jellyfish and sea nettles.
acalephe
acalephe
noun
Alternative form of acaleph
acalephs
acalephs
noun
plural of acaleph
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
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
alphecca
alphecca
Proper noun
a binary star in the constellation Corona Borealis, about 75 light years away
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
apachite
apachite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
apothece
archcape
archpoet
aspheric
aspheric
adj
aspherical
bepreach
bespeech
bespeech
verb
(transitive) To address in speech
cachepot
cachepot
noun
An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
campeche
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
canephor
capsheaf
capsheaf
noun
(by extension) A crowning point
The top sheaf of a stook of wheat etc
capshore
capshore
noun
(nautical) A support for the cap of a mast
capuched
capuched
adj
(obsolete) Covered with, or as if with, a hood.
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephadia
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
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
chaloupe
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champert
champine
champlev
chapanec
chapeaus
chapeaux
chapeaux
noun
plural of chapeau
chapeled
chapelet
chapelet
noun
A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
chapelry
chapelry
noun
The district attached to a chapel; a division of a large parish which has its own district chapel.
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
chapiter
chapiter
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.
(architecture) The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
Obsolete form of chapter.
chapitle
chapless
chapless
adj
(obsolete) Having no lower jaw; fleshless.
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
chappell
chappell
noun
Obsolete form of chapel.
chappies
chappies
noun
plural of chappie
chapters
chapters
noun
plural of chapter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chapter
chaptrel
chaptrel
noun
(architecture, obsolete) An impost.
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
cheapery
cheapest
cheapest
adj
superlative form of cheap: most cheap
cheapies
cheapies
noun
(slang) cheap thrills; salacious excitement
plural of cheapie
plural of cheapy
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheapish
cheapish
adj
Somewhat cheap.
checkups
checkups
noun
plural of checkup
cheepers
cheepers
noun
plural of cheeper
cheepier
cheepier
adj
comparative form of cheepy: more cheepy
cheepily
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
chemulpo
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chephren
chepster
cheselip
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chichipe
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chicopee
chippage
chippers
chippers
noun
plural of chipper
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippier
chippier
adj
comparative form of chippy: more chippy
chippies
chippies
noun
plural of chippy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chippy
chirpers
chirpers
noun
plural of chirper
chirpier
chirpier
adj
comparative form of chirpy: more chirpy
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
choppers
choppers
noun
(informal) teeth
plural of chopper
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
ciniphes
ciphered
ciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cipher
cipherer
cipherer
noun
One who ciphers.
cohelper
comptche
copalche
copemish
cophetua
cophouse
cophouse
noun
(slang) A police station.
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
copperah
coryphee
coryphee
noun
Alternative form of coryphée
crophead
cymaphen
cyphella
cyphered
cyphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cypher
deathcup
decipher
decipher
noun
A decipherment; a decoding.
verb
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.
(transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
despatch
despatch
noun
Alternative form of dispatch
despeche
echappee
echinops
ecophene
ecophene
noun
(genetics, ecology) The range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a particular habitat
ecphasis
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated
ectoloph
ectoloph
noun
A ridge or crest on an upper molar tooth of a horse or rhinoceros.
empathic
empathic
adj
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.
Showing or expressing empathy.
emphatic
emphatic
adj
(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
(phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Stated with conviction.
ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
noun
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
ensophic
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
ephectic
ephectic
adj
Delaying or withholding judgement.
noun
One who suspends judgement.
epichile
epitheca
epitheca
noun
(microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
epochist
eschoppe
ethiopic
ethiopic
Adjective
Ethiopian
Proper noun
Ge'ez language.
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
guelphic
halfpace
halfpace
noun
(archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.
handspec
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
hathpace
helicopt
helicopt
verb
(rare, dated, nonstandard) to helicopter
hemicarp
hemicarp
noun
(botany) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemiopic
hemiopic
adj
hemianopsic
hencoops
hencoops
noun
plural of hencoop
henpecks
henpecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck
hepatica
hepatica
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Medicines to treat the liver.
Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
hepatics
hepatics
noun
plural of hepatic
heptadic
heptadic
adj
of, or relating to a heptad; sevenfold
heptarch
heptarch
noun
a heptarchist
heptylic
heptylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane.
herpetic
herpetic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
hesperic
hiccuped
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
hospices
hospices
noun
plural of hospice
hypernic
hypernic
noun
The wood of a tropical tree Haematoxylon brasiletto (found in Nicaragua); a red dye extracted from it