(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
agathocles
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
alcoholics
alcoholics
noun
plural of alcoholic
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
alcoholist
alcoholist
noun
(dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichorus
antilochus
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archemorus
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archidoxis
archispore
archistome
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archpastor
arthroncus
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asphyctous
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astrohatch
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
beachdrops
bedclothes
bedclothes
noun
Clothing worn to bed.
Sheets, blankets, quilts or other coverings used on a bed.
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
beechwoods
beechwoods
noun
plural of beechwood
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
biochemics
biochemist
biochemist
noun
A chemist whose speciality is biochemistry
biophysics
biophysics
noun
The interdisciplinary science that applies theories and methods of the physical sciences to questions of biology.
biopsychic
biopsychic
adj
Relating to psychic phenomena in their relation to the living organism or to the general phenomena of life
bischofite
bischofite
noun
(mineralogy) An evaporite, consisting of magnesium chloride with the chemical formula MgCl₂·6H₂O, found with potash deposits in Saxony.
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishopscap
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
blockhouse
blockhouse
noun
(dated) A temporary wooden fortification with a projecting upper story.
A reinforced building from which to control hazardous operations, such as an explosion or a rocket launch.
A sturdy military fortification, often of concrete, with gunports.
blockishly
blotchiest
blotchiest
adj
superlative form of blotchy: most blotchy
boschneger
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
boucherism
brochettes
brochettes
noun
plural of brochette
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
bucktooths
butcherous
butcherous
adj
Involving butchery, or violent bloodshed.
cacoenthes
cacothesis
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
carphophis
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catholicos
catholicos
noun
(Christianity) A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
catholicus
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cephalotus
cerecloths
cerecloths
noun
plural of cerecloth
cetorhinus
chaddsford
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chaikovski
chalcosine
chalicosis
chalicosis
noun
A form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles, found chiefly among stonecutters.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalonnais
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chamaerops
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
champenois
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaparajos
chaparajos
noun
chaps (item of clothing)
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charollais
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
Nauclea orientalis (Leichhardt tree, yellow cheesewood, Canary cheesewood).
Pittosporum species.
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chemolysis
chemolysis
noun
(dated) The decomposition of organic substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical agents alone.
chemopause
chemosmoic
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares