(cytology, immunology) A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
One of the endocrine basophilic cells of the adenohypophysis, including gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs.
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
cheselip
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clapdish
clapdish
noun
A wooden dish, once used by beggars, that had a lid that could be clapped to attract attention
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
dollship
dollship
noun
The quality of being a doll; dollhood.
dolphins
dolphins
noun
plural of dolphin
earlship
earlship
noun
The rank or status of earl.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
foolship
foolship
noun
(often humorous) Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person
The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
gildship
gladship
gladship
Noun
gladness
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
haplites
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haplosis
haplosis
noun
(biology) The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number
harelips
harelips
noun
plural of harelip
haspicol
haspling
helipads
helipads
noun
plural of helipad
helistop
helistop
noun
A place where a helicopter can land.
hellship
helpings
helpings
noun
plural of helping
hepialus
hilltops
hilltops
noun
plural of hilltop
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hiplines
hiplines
noun
plural of hipline
hippalus
hoplites
hoplites
noun
plural of hoplite
hospital
hospital
adj
(obsolete) Hospitable.
noun
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
huipiles
huipiles
noun
plural of huipil
idleship
idleship
noun
(archaic) The property or characteristic of being idle; idleness, worthlessness, vanity.
impishly
impishly
adv
In an impish manner; mischievously.
iphicles
isopleth
isopleth
noun
(thermodynamics) A line in a phase diagram indicating the same mole fraction.
A line drawn on a map through all points having the same value of some measurable quantity.
ispaghul
japishly
japishly
adv
In a japish manner.
jarlship
jarlship
noun
The rank or status of jarl.
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
kliphaas
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
lazyship
lionship
lionship
noun
The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
longship
longship
noun
A type of naval vessel made by the Vikings.
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.
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
megilphs
megilphs
noun
plural of megilph
mesophil
mesophil
noun
Alternative form of mesophile
milkshop
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
oxyphils
pahlavis
pahlavis
noun
plural of pahlavi
palships
palships
noun
plural of palship
pashalic
pashalic
noun
The jurisdiction of a pasha.
pashalik
pashalik
noun
The jurisdiction or the territory of a pasha.
pearlish
pearlish
adj
Like a pearl; pearly.
peoplish
peoplish
adj
(obsolete) vulgar
phalaris
phalaris
noun
Any of several grasses of the genus Phalaris
phallics
phallism
phallism
noun
The worship of the phallus (penis) as a symbol of male generative power.
phallist
phallist
noun
Someone who practises phallism.
phaselin
philesia
philipps
phillips
phillips
Proper noun
derived from Philip.
Noun
A Phillips screwdriver.
philonis
philters
philters
noun
plural of philter
philtres
philtres
noun
plural of philtre
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
phylesis
physalia
physalia
noun
Any organism of the genus Physalia.
physalis
physalis
noun
Any plant of the genus Physalis.
The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.
physical
physical
adj
(obsolete) Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
(obsolete) That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; having to do with the material world.
Sexual, carnal.
noun
(parapsychology) A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
Physical examination.
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
pithless
pithless
adj
Lacking strength or pith; weak.
Not cogent.
plainish
plainish
adj
Somewhat plain in appearance.
plashier
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
pleaship
plowfish
plumpish
plumpish
adj
Somewhat plump.
adv
(informal) In a blunt and direct fashion.
plushier
plushier
adj
comparative form of plushy: more plushy
plushily
plushily
adv
In a plushy manner.
polabish
polished
polished
adj
Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
Refined, elegant.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of polish
polisher
polisher
noun
A machine that makes something smooth or shiny.
A person who makes something smooth or shiny.
A person who refines something.
A tool that makes something smooth or shiny.
polishes
polishes
noun
plural of polish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of polish
popishly
popishly
adv
In a popish way.
purplish
purplish
adj
Somewhat purple in colour/color.
repolish
repolish
verb
To polish again.
sailship
sailship
noun
sailing ship
shelepin
shilpits
shipfuls
shiplaps
shiplaps
noun
plural of shiplap
shipless
shipless
adj
Without a ship.
shipload
shipload
noun
(nautical) The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.
shopgirl
shopgirl
noun
A girl who works in a shop; a young saleswoman.
shoplift
shoplift
noun
(obsolete) A shoplifter.
verb
(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
shoplike
shoplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a shop.
silphium
silphium
noun
(historical) A plant, thought to be extinct, used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome in cooking and as a contraceptive.
siphonal
siphonal
adj
(zoology) Resembling or relating to a siphon.
sleepish
sleepish
adj
sleepy; drowsy
sliphorn
slipshod
slipshod
adj
(obsolete) Wearing slippers or similarly open shoes.
Done poorly or too quickly; slapdash.
slipshoe
slipshoe
noun
(archaic) A slipper.
slushpit
sophical
sophical
adj
sophic
sphingal
sulphide
sulphide
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfide
A kind of clear marble with a small statuette or figure inside.
sulphids
sulphids
noun
plural of sulphid
sulphine
sulphine
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfine
sulphion
sulphion
noun
(chemistry) A hypothetical radical, SO₄, regarded as forming the acid or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates in electrolytic decomposition.
sulphite
sulphite
noun
(inorganic chemistry, chiefly British spelling) Alternative spelling of sulfite
(obsolete) A person who is spontaneous and original in thought and conversation.
sulphito
sylphids
sylphids
noun
plural of sylphid
sylphine
sylphine
adj
(rare) sylphic
sylphish
sylphish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike.
sylphize
symphile
symphile
noun
(entomology) Any myrmecophilous insect that interacts with the host insects
symphily
symphily
noun
(entomology) The condition of being a symphile.
syphilid
syphilid
noun
Any of the cutaneous and mucous membrane lesions characteristic of secondary and tertiary syphilis.
syphilis
syphilis
noun
(pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
thlipsis
thlipsis
noun
(Christianity) A time of hardship.
(medicine, obsolete) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.
unpolish
unpolish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of polish; to make impolite.
uplights
uplights
noun
plural of uplight
uppishly
uppishly
adv
(cricket, of a ball, hit by a batsman) In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.
valiship
valiship
noun
Alternative form of waliship
whelpish
whelpish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a whelp.
whiplash
whiplash
noun
(figurative) An abrupt and unexpected change, or the resulting feeling of shock.
An injury to the upper spine connected to a violent jerk of the head in either a backward or forward or side to side direction, resembling the motion of a whip.