(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aparthrosis
aphrodistic
aphroditous
apostrophal
apostrophal
adj
Of or relating to an apostrophe.
apostrophes
apostrophes
noun
plural of apostrophe
apostrophia
apostrophic
apostrophic
adj
(orthography) Pertaining to the grammatical use of, or using, the apostrophe (the diacritical mark ').
(rhetoric) Pertaining to the rhetoric use of, or using, apostrophe (sudden, exclamatory dialogue).
apostrophus
aragonspath
archapostle
archoptosis
argiphontes
arthroscope
arthroscope
noun
(medicine) A form of endoscope used in arthroscopy
arthroscopy
arthroscopy
noun
the examination of the interior of a joint (such as the knee) using an arthroscope
arthrospore
arthrospore
noun
A similar cell produced by some bacteria.
A sporelike cell produced by some fungi and algae.
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
astraphobia
astraphobia
noun
An abnormal fear of thunder and lightning.
astrography
astrography
noun
The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description or mapping of the heavens.
astrophobia
astrophobia
noun
A fear of stars and celestial space.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
astrosphere
astrosphere
noun
A cavity filled with hot gas blown into the interstellar medium by stellar winds.
atmosphered
atmosphered
adj
(in combination) Having a specified kind of atmosphere.
atmospheres
atmospheres
noun
plural of atmosphere
atmospheric
atmospheric
adj
(painting) Translucent or hazy.
Evoking a particular emotional or aesthetic quality.
Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
biographist
biographist
noun
(dated) A biographer.
blastophore
blastophore
noun
(biology, obsolete) That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into spermatoblasts, but carries them.
brothership
brothership
noun
The state of being brothers; brotherhood.
camphorates
camphorates
noun
plural of camphorate
catastrophe
catastrophe
noun
(insurance) A disaster beyond expectations.
(mathematics) A type of bifurcation, where a system shifts between two stable states.
(narratology) The dramatic event that initiates the resolution of the plot; the dénouement.
Any large and disastrous event of great significance.
ceratophrys
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
checkerspot
checkerspot
noun
Any of a group of butterflies of the subfamily Nymphalinae whose wings bear a checkered, spotted pattern.
chiroplasty
chiroplasty
noun
(surgery) plastic surgery to the hand
chiropodist
chiropodist
noun
A practitioner of chiropody
chloroplast
chloroplast
noun
(cytology) An organelle, found in the cells of green plants and in photosynthetic algae, where photosynthesis takes place, characterized by a high concentration of chlorophyll and two membranes.
christopher
chromoplast
chromoplast
noun
(biology) Any plastid in which a pigment is synthesized or stored
chrysophyte
chrysophyte
noun
Any golden alga of the class Chrysophyceae
cistophoric
cistophoric
adj
Relating to, or composed of cistophoruses
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
cleethorpes
cleethorpes
Proper noun
a seaside town in North East Lincolnshire, England.
consortship
consortship
noun
The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.
coopersmith
coppersmith
coppersmith
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
A person who forges things out of copper.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
crapshooter
crapshooter
noun
A person who plays the game of craps.
creatorship
creatorship
noun
State or condition of a creator.
creophagist
creophagist
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagist
cresphontes
crotaphytus
cryptorchis
cryptorchis
noun
(countable) Synonym of cryptorchid
(uncountable) Synonym of cryptorchidism
crystograph
ctenophores
ctenophores
noun
plural of ctenophore
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
cystatrophy
diastrophic
diastrophic
adj
Relating to diastrophism.
doctorships
doctorships
noun
plural of doctorship
dystrophies
dystrophies
noun
plural of dystrophy
editorships
editorships
noun
plural of editorship
electorship
electorship
noun
The position or term of an elector.
eoanthropus
epistrophes
epistrophes
noun
plural of epistrophe
epistrophic
erythropsia
erythropsia
noun
An abnormality of vision causing objects to appear red.
erythropsin
eupanorthus
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
exstrophies
exstrophies
noun
plural of exstrophy
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
gastrograph
gastrograph
noun
An instrument once used to display and record movements of the stomach
gastropathy
gastropathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the stomach.
gastrophile
gastrosophy
gastrosophy
noun
The science or art of good eating.
geomorphist
geostrophic
geostrophic
adj
(meteorology) Relating to or arising from the deflective force exerted on the atmosphere due to the rotation of the earth.
(meteorology) Relating to the balance, in the atmosphere, between the horizontal Coriolis forces and the horizontal pressure forces.
grapholects
grapholects
noun
plural of grapholect
groupthinks
harpocrates
harpocrates
Proper noun
The god of silence, secrets and confidentiality.
hectographs
hectographs
noun
plural of hectograph
helicopters
helicopters
noun
plural of helicopter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of helicopter
heliotropes
heliotropes
noun
plural of heliotrope
hemipterous
hemipterous
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran
hemitropism
hemitropous
hemitropous
adj
(botany, of an ovule) Having the raphe terminating about halfway between the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous
Turned half round; half inverted.
heptachlors
heptachlors
noun
plural of heptachlor
heptamerous
heptamerous
adj
(botany) Comprising seven parts or members, as with seven petals on a flower.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
herophilist
heteroplasm
heteroplasm
noun
(pathology) Tissue growing in a part of the body where it does not normally occur.
heteroptics
heteroptics
noun
false optics
heteroscope
heteroscopy
heterospory
heterospory
noun
(botany) The production of spores of two different sizes and sexes by the sporophytes of land plants.
hexapterous
hexapterous
adj
(botany) Having six wing-like processes or extensions
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
higginsport
hippocrates
hippocrates
Proper noun
name, notably borne by an Ancient Greek physician, circa 5th century BC, sometimes called the "father of medicine."
hippotigris
hippotragus
histography
histography
noun
(biology) The process of describing or creating pictures of biological tissues and cells.
histotrophy
histotrophy
noun
A form of matrotrophy exhibited by some live-bearing sharks and rays, in which the developing embryo receives additional nutrition from its mother in the form of uterine secretions called histotroph
histotropic
histotropic
adj
(zoology) Relating to the period of development of a larva within the stomach of a mammal.
homopterans
homopterans
noun
plural of homopteran
homopterous
homopterous
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the Homoptera, a former suborder of insects.
homotropous
homotropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to homotropy.
hopscotcher
hopscotcher
noun
One who plays the game of hopscotch.
horoscopist
horoscopist
noun
One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.
hospitalary
hospitalary
adj
(rare) Hospitable; of or relating to a hostel or hospitallers.
(rare, non-native speakers' English) Of or relating to a hospital.
hospitaller
hospitaller
noun
A member of any of several religious orders that cared for the sick in hospitals.
A person who attends visitors in a religious institution.
hospodariat
hostlership
hostlership
noun
The role or status of a hostler.
hotpressing
hotpressing
verb
present participle of hotpress
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
hyannisport
hydrophytes
hydrophytes
noun
plural of hydrophyte
hydroponist
hydroponist
noun
A person who cultivates plants using hydroponics.
hygrophytes
hygrophytes
noun
plural of hygrophyte
hyoplastral
hyoplastron
hyoplastron
noun
(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hyperbolist
hyperbolist
noun
One who uses hyperbole; an exaggerator.
hypermodest
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hypocenters
hypocenters
noun
plural of hypocenter
hypogastria
hypogastria
noun
plural of hypogastrium
hypogastric
hypogastric
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium.
hyponitrous
hyponitrous
adj
Of or pertaining to hyponitrous acid or its derivatives
hyposternal
hyposternum
hyposternum
noun
(anatomy) The hypoplastron.
hypostrophe
hypostrophe
noun
(medicine) A relapse, or return of a disease.
(medicine) The act of a patient turning himself or herself.
(rhetoric) The use of insertion or parenthesis.
hypsometers
hypsometers
noun
plural of hypsometer
hypsometric
hypsometric
adj
Of or pertaining to hypsometry (measuring elevation relative to sea level)
hysteropexy
hysteropexy
noun
(surgery) The fixation of a misplaced or abnormally movable uterus.
interphones
interphones
noun
plural of interphone
interpolish
istiophorid
istiophorid
noun
(ichthyology) Any fish in the family Istiophoridae, the marlins.
istiophorus
janitorship
janitorship
noun
The role or duration of being a janitor.
leptochrous
lithocarpus
lithographs
lithographs
noun
plural of lithograph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lithograph