(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
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
canephor
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
cropshin
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.
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
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
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
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
hypergon
hyperion
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hyperoon
hyperoon
noun
(biblical) An upper room.
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
nashport
neomorph
neomorph
noun
(genetics) A gain of function mutation that causes novel gene function.
neophron
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
nephrons
nephrons
noun
plural of nephron
nephrops
norphlet
northrop
northrup
oophoron
oophoron
noun
ovary
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.
parochin
pennorth
pennorth
noun
(obsolete, Britain) Alternative form of pennyworth
phasiron
phlorina
phlorone
phlorone
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline substance resembling the quinones and obtained from beechwood tar and coal tar, or by the oxidation of xylidine.
phoneier
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
phoronic
phoronid
phoronid
noun
(zoology) Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida.
phoronis
phronima
phrynoid
plethron
plethron
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
porching
porphine
porphine
noun
Alternative spelling of porphin
preshown
preshown
verb
past participle of preshow
prochain
prochein
prochein
adj
(law, obsolete) Next; nearest.
prohuman
pronymph
pronymph
noun
A prepupa with externally visible pupal traits.
An arthropod hatchling still inside its embryonic cuticle, often specialized for breaking the eggshell or leaving the oviposition site; a prolarva.
proudhon
randolph
randolph
Proper noun
A city in Iowa
A city in Kansas
A town in Maine
A hamlet in Manitoba
A city in Massachusetts
A city in Minnesota
A city in Missouri
A city in Nebraska
A town in New Hampshire
A township in New Jersey.
A town in New York
A town in Utah
A town in Vermont
A town and a village in Wisconsin
shopworn
shopworn
adj
(figuratively) Not fresh; tired or cliché.
Faded.
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
sliphorn
strephon
strephon
Proper noun
definition
trephone
trephone
noun
(biochemistry) Any hormone that stimulates growth and division of cultured cells
triphony
unhooper
upthrown
upthrown
verb
past participle of upthrow
urophein
vamphorn
vamphorn
noun
(music, historical) A horn without holes or keys, used to amplify the voice in singing.
winthrop
winthrop
Proper noun
Any of a number of places in England, the United States of America, and elsewhere.