(Christianity) The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
plural of anaphor
anophele
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antiphon
antiphon
noun
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
A response or reply.
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphodian
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
apophony
apophony
noun
(phonetics) Alternation of sounds within a word that indicates grammatical information (often inflectional).
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
autophon
balaphon
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
bondship
buphonia
canephor
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.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
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.
chapourn
chenopod
chenopod
noun
Any member of the subfamily Chenopodioideae, (the main part of the sometime family Chenopodiaceae); the goosefoots
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
colophan
colophon
colophon
noun
(by extension, Internet) A page on a website identifying the details of its creation, such as the author's name and the technologies used.
(obsolete) A finishing stroke or crowning touch.
(printing) A printer's or publisher's identifying inscription or logo appearing at the front or end of a book, or the same appearing on the spine or dust jacket.
(printing, publishing) In manuscripts (typically before the invention of printing), the note, usually at the end, left by the scribe who copied it, giving information on their exemplar, where and when the copy was made, and sometimes, their own name.
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
cropshin
daphnoid
demiphon
demophon
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphony
diaphony
noun
(music) A form of harmony in which the parts proceeded by parallel motion in fourths, fifths, and octaves.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphonia
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
dyophone
earphone
earphone
noun
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
echinops
ecophene
ecophene
noun
(genetics, ecology) The range of phenotypes produced by a genotype in a particular habitat
egophony
egophony
noun
(medicine) A bleating sound sometimes observed in patients with various lung conditions
ensophic
eophyton
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphonon
euphonon
noun
(music) A musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form.
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
geophone
geophone
noun
(geology) A form of microphone that detects and records seismic vibrations.
(music) A percussion instrument consisting of a drum filled with pellets, played by swirling it around to produce a sound like shifting earth.
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
haiphong
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
haplodon
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
harpoons
harpoons
noun
plural of harpoon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harpoon
hencoops
hencoops
noun
plural of hencoop
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
honeypod
honeypot
honeypot
noun
(US slang, dated) A romantic pet name; "honey".
(chiefly Britain) A draw: a place which attracts visitors.
(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.
(espionage) A spy (typically attractive and female) who uses sex to trap and blackmail a target.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A chamberpot.
(obsolete, euphemistic) A slop bucket.
(slang) A vulva or vagina.
A pot of honey.
A woman who attracts sexual attention from men.
hopeland
hopingly
hopingly
Adverb
In a hopeful manner.
hoppling
hoppling
verb
present participle of hopple
hornpipe
hornpipe
noun
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals.
A hard-shoe solo dance commonly performed in Irish stepdance, usually danced in 2/4 time.
A solo dance commonly associated with seamen, involving kicking of the legs, with the arms mostly crossed.
Music played to the hornpipe dance
verb
(intransitive) To dance the hornpipe.
hornpout
hornpout
noun
Synonym of horned pout
horsepen
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
hypergon
hyperion
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
hypnogia
hypnoses
hypnoses
noun
plural of hypnosis
hypnosis
hypnosis
noun
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
hypnotic
hypnotic
adj
(pharmacology) Inducing sleep; soporific.
Of, or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.
noun
(pharmacology) A soporific substance.
A person who is, or can be, hypnotized.
hypocone
hypocone
noun
(anatomy) A cusp in the corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
hypogean
hypogean
adj
Existing or growing underground.
hypogene
hypogene
adj
(geology) Formed underground, often by ascending solutions.
hypogyny
hyponeas
hyponoia
hyponoia
noun
The thought or idea that underlies a myth.
hyponome
hyponome
noun
An organ of a cephalopod to expel water
hypopnea
hypopnea
noun
(pathology) A disorder which involves episodes of overly shallow breathing or an abnormally low respiratory rate
hypopyon
hypopyon
noun
Collection of pus in the anterior chamber of the eye
hypotony
hypotony
noun
The state of being hypotonic
hypozoan
iphition
ishpingo
ishpingo
noun
Amburana cearensis, used to produce timber.
Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
Ocotea quixos, used as a spice.
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.
isophene
isophene
noun
A line (on a map, etc.) joining places where a particular biological phenomenon is exhibited in the same way, such as where plants flower at the same time (an isanthesic) or where the same proportion of clines is found.
isophone
isophone
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain phone, or speech segment, is found.
lionship
lionship
noun
The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
longship
longship
noun
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
moonpath
moonpath
noun
(poetic) The elongated reflection of the moon on the water.
morphean
morphean
Adjective
Pertaining to Morpheus; sleepy, soporific, oneiric.
morphgan
morphine
morphine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid (7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-17-methyl-morphinan-3,6-diol), extracted from opium, the salts of which are soluble in water and are used as analgesics, anaesthetics and sedatives; it is one of a group of morphine alkaloids.
morphins
morphins
noun
plural of morphin
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
napanoch
naphthol
naphthol
noun
(organic chemistry) Either of two isomeric phenols derived from naphthalene; they are used in the preparation of dyes and many other compounds
naphtols
naphtols
noun
plural of naphtol
nashport
neomorph
neomorph
noun
(genetics) A gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
neophron
neophyte
neophyte
noun
(Christianity) A name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to those who have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially those converts from heathenism or Judaism.
(botany) A plant species recently introduced to an area (in contrast to archaeophyte, a long-established introduced species).
A beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
A novice (recent convert); a new convert or proselyte; a new monk.
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nephrons
nephrons
noun
plural of nephron
nephrops
norphlet
northrop
northrup
odophone
oliphant
oliphant
noun
(archaic and historical) An elephant.
An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
olyphant
oophoron
oophoron
noun
ovary
openhead
ophidian
ophidian
adj
Of or pertaining to the suborder Serpentes; of, related to, or characteristic of a snake or serpent.
noun
Any species of the suborder Serpentes; a snake or serpent.
ophidion
ophionid
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
orphancy
orphancy
noun
The losing of both parents through their death.
orphaned
orphaned
adj
Abandoned.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of orphan
orphange
orphanry
orphanry
noun
(rare) An institution for the care and protection of orphans; an orphanage.
(rare) The losing of both parents through death.
(rare) The state of being an orphan.
osophone
otophone
outpunch
outpunch
verb
(transitive) To punch harder or better than.
oxyphony
ozophene
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
pachston
pancheon
pancheon
noun
(now UK regional) A shallow dish used to stand milk while the cream separates, or in which to bake bread.