(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
antiphas
antiphon
antiphon
noun
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
A response or reply.
antiphus
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphelian
aphelian
adj
(astronomy) Relating to aphelion
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphidian
aphidian
adj
Like an aphid.
noun
A member of genus Aphidoidea.
aphodian
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
archipin
ashippun
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
buphonia
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
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.).
champlin
chaplain
chaplain
noun
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
chapnick
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chingpaw
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
daphnite
daphnoid
dauphine
dauphine
noun
The wife of the dauphin; dauphiness.
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
delphian
delphian
Adjective
Of or relating to Delphi in Greece; Delphic.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Delphi.
Proper noun
A dialect of Ancient Greek.
delphina
diaphane
diaphane
noun
(Aristotelian philosophy) Essence or nature as encapsulated in a mental construct.
A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures.
Something transparent or diaphanous.
diaphany
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.
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphonia
dishpans
dishpans
noun
plural of dishpan
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
elaphine
elaphine
adj
(zoology) Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of the stag, Cervus elaphus.
ephesian
ephesian
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to, Ephesus
Noun
Someone from Ephesus
A jolly companion; a roisterer.
epiphany
epiphany
noun
(Christianity) Alternative letter-case form of Epiphany.
A manifestation or appearance of a divine or superhuman being.
An illuminating realization or discovery, often resulting in a personal feeling of elation, awe, or wonder.
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
gachupin
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
haiphong
hairpins
hairpins
noun
plural of hairpin
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
handicap
handicap
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
To estimate betting odds.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
haspling
headpins
headpins
noun
plural of headpin
heparins
heparins
noun
plural of heparin
hispania
hispanic
hispinae
hypnogia
hyponoia
hyponoia
noun
The thought or idea that underlies a myth.
inapathy
inphases
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.
kephalin
kephalin
noun
Alternative spelling of cephalin
knappish
knappish
adj
(obsolete) snappish; peevish
landship
landship
noun
(archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank
(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armored combat vehicle, a tank
linyphia
maphrian
maphrian
noun
(Christianity, West Syriac) catholicos, high-ranking bishop
memphian
memphian
Adjective
Of or relating to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt.
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
naphtali
naphtali
Proper noun
Sixth son of Jacob, by his wife's handmaid Bilhah.
One of the Israelite tribes, descended from Naphtali.
nephtali
nightcap
nightcap
noun
(US, sports, baseball) The final match of a sporting contest, especially the second game of a baseball doubleheader.
(by extension, figuratively) Something that a person reads or listens to before bed.
(historical) A cap drawn over the face of the condemned person before they are hanged.
A beverage drunk before bed that is usually alcoholic.
A warm cloth cap worn while sleeping, often with pajamas, being common attire in northern Europe before effective home heating became widespread.
verb
(intransitive) To drink an alcoholic beverage shortly before retiring to bed.
nishapur
oliphant
oliphant
noun
(archaic and historical) An elephant.
An ancient ivory hunting-horn.
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.
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
pachinko
pachinko
noun
A mechanical ball-dropping game similar to pinball, popular in Japan.
verb
(intransitive) To tumble down through a series of obstacles.
paganish
paganish
adj
(archaic) Pagan.
(informal) Somewhat pagan.
paimaneh
painches
painches
noun
plural of painch
paixhans
panchaia
panchion
panchion
noun
Alternative form of pancheon
panchito
panouchi
pansmith
pansmith
noun
A person who makes and repairs metal pans.
pansyish
pansyish
adj
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
pantheic
paphians
parching
parching
adj
Causing something or someone to parch; extremely drying.
Very thirsty; parched.
noun
The condition of being parched; absolute dryness.
The process of parching or roasting something, such as corn.
verb
present participle of parch
parishen
parochin
parthian
parthian
Adjective
Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
Delivered as if in retreat. (An allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.)
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.
pashmina
pashmina
noun
A Cashmere; a goat native to Kashmir.
Cashmere: a soft fabric made from this wool.
Cashmere: the fine wool that grows under the hair of this goat.
patching
patching
noun
The act of one who patches.
verb
present participle of patch
pathfind
peaching
peaching
verb
present participle of peach
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
phaneric
phaneric
adj
(biology, of plumage) cryptic (used for camouflaging)
(geology) Alternative form of phaneritic
phaselin
phasiron
phelonia
phelonia
noun
plural of phelonion
phenazin
phenicia
phenolia
phialine
phialing
phialing
verb
present participle of phial
phillane
phlorina
phocinae
photinia
photinia
noun
Any member of the genus Photinia of small trees and large shrubs in the family Rosaceae.
phrasing
phrasing
noun
The way a statement is put together, particularly in matters of style and word choice.
verb
present participle of phrase
phronima
phrygian
phrygian
Adjective
Of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture.
In the Phrygian language.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
Proper noun
The language of the Phrygian people.
Phrygian mode
phthalin
phthalin
noun
(chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation.
(chemistry) Any of the series of which phthalin proper is the type.
pinehall
pinheads
pinheads
noun
plural of pinhead
piranhas
piranhas
noun
plural of piranha
pitchman
pitchman
noun
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.
pithecan
plainish
plainish
adj
Somewhat plain in appearance.
plashing
plashing
noun
A sound that plashes, as of water.
The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of small trees, as in hedges.
The dashing or sprinkling of colouring matter on the walls of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.
verb
present participle of plash
poaching
poaching
noun
Illegal procurement of protected wildlife such as fish, game, logging, or plant collecting.
verb
present participle of poach
povindah
prankish
prankish
adj
Given to or characterized by impishness or playfulness; mischievous.
prochain
pshawing
pshawing
verb
present participle of pshaw
pushmina
ralphing
ralphing
verb
present participle of ralph
raphania
raphania
noun
Poisoning by ingestion of seeds of the wild radish, Raphanus raphanistrum.
sahaptin
sahaptin
Noun
A member of a Native American people who occupied a large territory along the Columbia river in northern Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
Proper noun
The language spoken by the Sahaptin people.
scaphion
seraphin
seraphin
noun
Alternative form of xeraphim
sharping
sharping
noun
(music) The raising of the pitch of a note by half a step.
Fraud; trickery; the acts of a sharper.
verb
present participle of sharp
siphonal
siphonal
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to a siphon.
siphonia
siphonia
noun
plural of siphonium
snappish
snappish
adj
Exhibiting irritation or impatience; curt; irascible.
Likely to snap or bite.
sphagion
sphecina
sphingal
stephani
syrphian
syrphian
adj
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.