Any plant of the genus Adelphia, of Latin America.
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
adelphoi
adiaphon
amidship
amidship
adv
In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
aphidian
aphidian
adj
Like an aphid.
noun
A member of genus Aphidoidea.
aphidius
aphodian
aphodius
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
bardship
bardship
noun
The state of being a bard.
bawdship
bawdship
noun
The employment or office of a bawd
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
bondship
camphoid
cephadia
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chipwood
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiropod
ciphered
ciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cipher
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
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.
decipher
decipher
noun
A decipherment; a decoding.
verb
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.
(transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
deiphobe
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
delphine
delphine
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of dolphins.
delphini
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depthing
diaglyph
diaglyph
noun
Glyptic art consisting of a sunken or depressed engraving or carving on a stone or gem.
diagraph
diagraph
noun
(dated) A drawing instrument that combines a protractor and scale.
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.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
digraphs
digraphs
noun
plural of digraph
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
diphaser
diphasic
diphasic
adj
Having, or occurring in, two phases
diphenan
diphenan
Noun
An anthelminthic drug.
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diphenyl
diphenyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of biphenyl
diphonia
diphylla
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dishpans
dishpans
noun
plural of dishpan
dispatch
dispatch
noun
(computing) The passing on of a message for further processing, especially through a dispatch table.
(obsolete) A dismissal.
A message sent quickly, as a shipment, a prompt settlement of a business, or an important official message sent by a diplomat, government official, military officer, etc.
A mission by an emergency response service, typically involving attending to an emergency in the field.
The act of doing something quickly.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To hurry.
(transitive) To destroy (someone or something) quickly and efficiently.
(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
(transitive) To rid; to free.
(transitive) To send (a journalist) to a place in order to report.
(transitive) To send (a person) away hastily.
(transitive) To send (a shipment) with promptness.
(transitive) To send (an important official message) promptly, by means of a diplomat or military officer.
(transitive, computing) To pass on for further processing, especially via a dispatch table (often with to).
(transitive, obsolete) To deprive.
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
dollship
dollship
noun
The quality of being a doll; dollhood.
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
doniphan
doniphan
Proper noun
an unincorporated community in Kansas, USA.
a small city in Missouri, USA
a village in Nebraska, USA.
dopchick
dukeship
dukeship
noun
The quality or condition of being a duke.
dysaphia
ephedrin
ephedrin
noun
Archaic form of ephedrine.
ephydrid
ephydrid
noun
(zoology) Any species of the shore fly family Ephydridae.
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
gildship
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
godships
godships
noun
plural of godship
goodship
goodship
noun
(obsolete) Favour; grace; kindness.
haliplid
haliplid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Haliplidae of crawling water beetles.
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.
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haploidy
haploidy
noun
(genetics) The state of being haploid
haplomid
hardship
hardship
noun
A burden, a source of difficulty that could impose a barrier.
Difficulty or trouble; hard times.
verb
(transitive) To treat (a person) badly; to subject to hardships.
harpidae
headpins
headpins
noun
plural of headpin
headship
headship
noun
(Britain) The position of a headmaster or headmistress.
(archaic) Authority or dignity.
The position of a head or chief.
hedgepig
hedgepig
noun
(Berkshire and Oxfordshire) A hedgehog.
helipads
helipads
noun
plural of helipad
hemipode
hemipode
noun
Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
hepatoid
hepatoid
adj
Similar in appearance to hepatic tissue
hepialid
hepialid
noun
(zoology) Any member of family Hepialidae of ghost moths.
heptadic
heptadic
adj
of, or relating to a heptad; sevenfold
herdship
hesperid
hesperid
Noun
any one of the Hesperides
hiccuped
hippidae
hippopod
hippurid
hippurid
noun
A plant of the former tribe Hippurideae, now considered to be part of the Callitricheae; a mare's tail.
hydropic
hydropic
adj
(biology, of an egg) Having a yolk deficiency.
(obsolete) Insatiably thirsty (like someone with dropsy).
Dropsical; pertaining to or suffering from dropsy (edema).
Swollen with water; characterized by swelling and accumulation of fluid.
hypoacid
hypoacid
adj
hypoacidic
idleship
idleship
noun
(archaic) The property or characteristic of being idle; idleness, worthlessness, vanity.
iodophor
iodophor
noun
(chemistry) A complex of iodine designed to free it in solution
jadeship
judgship
ladyship
ladyship
noun
(English and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").
Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
landship
landship
noun
(archaic, military) A superheavy tank, supertank
(archaic, military, 19th century to pre-WWI) An armored combat vehicle, a tank
lordship
lordship
noun
(by extension, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.
(humorous, with "his" or "your") A boy or man who is behaving in a seigneurial manner or acting like a lord, behaving in a bossy manner or lording it up
Dominion; power; authority.
Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a manor.
The state or condition of being a lord.
lymphoid
lymphoid
adj
(anatomy) Relating to, or found within the lymphatic system of the body
midships
midships
adv
Alternative form of amidships
murphied
nephroid
nephroid
adj
kidney-shaped
noun
(geometry) A plane curve resembling two intersecting ellipses
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.
ophidion
ophidium
ophionid
ophiurid
padishah
padishah
noun
Alternative form of Padishah
parishad
parishad
noun
(chiefly in India) A governmental assembly or council in India.
parished
parished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parish
pathfind
perished
perished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perish
phacopid
phacopid
noun
(paleontology) Any trilobite of the order Phacopida.
phalloid
phalloid
adj
Resembling a penis
noun
Any fungus of the genus Phallus.
phasmida
phasmids
phasmids
noun
plural of phasmid
phasmoid
pheidole
phenoxid
phenoxid
noun
Archaic form of phenoxide.
phialide
phialide
noun
A flask-shaped projection from the vesicle of certain fungi.
phialled
phillada
phillida
philodox
philodox
noun
A person with an excessive interest in his/her own opinions.
philtred
philtred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of philtre
phimosed
phimosed
adj
Exhibiting phimosis.
phleboid
phocidae
pholadid
pholadid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Pholadidae of certain clam-like molluscs.
pholcoid
phoridae
phoronid
phoronid
noun
(zoology) Any hermaphroditic wormlike marine animals of the phylum Phoronida.
phosphid
phosphid
noun
Archaic form of phosphide.
phrynoid
phthalid
phyllida
phylloid
phylloid
adj
Resembling a leaf.
phymatid
phymatid
noun
(zoology) Any ambush bug in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae, formerly considered to be an independent family, Phymatidae.
physidae
pierhead
pierhead
noun
The end of a pier farthest from shore.
pilchard
pilchard
noun
Any of various small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae.