(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.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
autophon
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.
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
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
heptagon
heptagon
noun
(geometry) A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.
moonpath
moonpath
noun
(poetic) The elongated reflection of the moon on the water.
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
oliphant
oliphant
noun
(archaic and historical) An elephant.
An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
olyphant
pachston
panchito
pantheon
pantheon
noun
(by extension) A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
(mythology) All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
panthous
pathogen
pathogen
noun
(pathology, immunology) Any organism or substance, especially a microorganism, capable of causing disease, such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa or fungi. Microorganisms are not considered to be pathogenic until they have reached a population size that is large enough to cause disease.
phaethon
phaetons
phaetons
noun
plural of phaeton
phantoms
phantoms
noun
plural of phantom
phantomy
phonated
phonated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of phonate
phonates
phonates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phonate
photinia
photinia
noun
Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
powhatan
powhatan
Noun
A member of a Native American confederation of tribes in Virginia.
Proper noun
Their eastern Algonquian language.
An unincorporated community in Virginia, USA
snapshot
snapshot
noun
(computing) A file or set of files captured at a particular time, often capable of being reloaded to restore the earlier state.
(firearms) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking aim over the sights.
(soccer) A quick, unplanned or unexpected shot.
A glimpse of something; a portrayal of something at a moment in time.
A photograph, especially one taken quickly or in a sudden moment of opportunity.
verb
(transitive, computing) To capture the state of, in a snapshot.
stanhope
stanhope
noun
A gig, buggy or light phaeton, typically with a high seat and closed back.
A simple, one-piece microscope consisting of a cylinder of glass with each end curved outwards, one being more convex than the other
An optical device, typically embedded in a bijou, utilising a modified Stanhope lens for viewing microphotographs embedded in the device; invented by René Dagron
touchpan
typhoean
typhoean
Adjective
Of or relating to Typhon or Typhoeus, a hundred-headed giant in Ancient Greek mythology.