A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aposthia
aposthia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Congenital absence of a foreskin.
basophil
basophil
noun
(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.
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
boarship
bondship
bossship
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
cobishop
cobishop
noun
A joint or coadjutant bishop.
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
copemish
cophosis
cophosis
noun
(pathology) total deafness
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
cropshin
cyphosis
cyphosis
noun
Dated form of kyphosis.
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
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
echinops
ensophic
eohippus
eohippus
noun
An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum, ancestral to the modern horse.
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
epochist
esophagi
esophagi
noun
plural of esophagus
exonship
exonship
noun
The role or status of an exon.
expolish
expolish
verb
(obsolete, nonce word) To polish thoroughly.
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
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
foreship
foreship
noun
(obsolete) The fore part of a ship.
froppish
froppish
adj
(obsolete) peevish; froward
godships
godships
noun
plural of godship
goodship
goodship
noun
(obsolete) Favour; grace; kindness.
haploids
haploids
noun
plural of haploid
haplosis
haplosis
noun
(biology) The halving of the number of chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the haploid number
haspicol
helistop
helistop
noun
A place where a helicopter can land.
heroship
heroship
noun
The character or personality of a hero.
hilltops
hilltops
noun
plural of hilltop
hipbones
hipbones
noun
plural of hipbone
hoplites
hoplites
noun
plural of hoplite
hosepipe
hosepipe
noun
(UK, South Africa, Southern US) A flexible pipe for carrying water or other liquids; a garden hose.
verb
(film, television) To film with erratic panning movements of the camera.
hospices
hospices
noun
plural of hospice
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.
hospitia
hospitia
noun
plural of hospitium
hostship
hostship
noun
The property of being a host.
hypnosis
hypnosis
noun
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
hypocist
hypocist
noun
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
ishpingo
ishpingo
noun
Amburana cearensis, used to produce timber.
Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
Ocotea quixos, used as a spice.
isograph
isograph
noun
(sociolinguistics) A line indicating the geographical boundaries within which a particular feature of a written script is used.
isomorph
isomorph
noun
Anything that exhibits isomorphism
isopachs
isopachs
noun
plural of isopach
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
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.
isophene
isophene
noun
A line (on a map, etc.) joining places where a particular biological phenomenon is exhibited in the same way, such as where plants flower at the same time (an isanthesic) or where the same proportion of clines is found.
isophone
isophone
noun
An isogloss indicating where a certain phone, or speech segment, is found.
isophote
isophote
noun
(computer graphics) A contour of equal luminance in an image.
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.
kyphosis
kyphosis
noun
(anatomy) The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
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.
mephisto
mesophil
mesophil
noun
Alternative form of mesophile
milkshop
monkship
monkship
noun
The position or role of a monk.
moorship
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
morphias
morphias
noun
plural of morphia
morphins
morphins
noun
plural of morphin
morphism
morphism
noun
(biology) Being or having distinct variants of a plant or animal species in the same locale; polymorphism.
(mathematics, category theory) (formally) An arrow in a category; (less formally) an abstraction that generalises a map from one mathematical object to another and is structure-preserving in a way that depends on the branch of mathematics from which it arises.
nailshop
nailshop
noun
A workshop where nails are manufactured.
ophiasis
ophiasis
noun
(dermatology) a form of alopecia areata characterized by the loss of hair in the shape of a wave at the circumference of the head
ophitism
ophiucus
opsimath
opsimath
noun
(rare) A person who learns late in life.
orpheist
osophies
osophies
noun
plural of osophy
oxyphils
pathosis
pathosis
noun
A disease; a pathologic condition.
peoplish
peoplish
adj
(obsolete) vulgar
peshtigo
phaistos
phaistos
Proper noun
An ancient Minoan city in southern Crete.
phasiron
phasmoid
philonis
phimosed
phimosed
adj
Exhibiting phimosis.
phimoses
phimoses
noun
plural of phimosis
phimosis
phimosis
noun
(medicine) A contraction of the foreskin (either as a stage of development or a pathological condition), which prevents it from being retracted.
phitones
phonesis
phoniest
phoniest
adj
superlative form of phony: most phony
phoresis
phoresis
noun
Delivery or movement of a substance by means of an agent.
phoronis
phosphid
phosphid
noun
Archaic form of phosphide.
phosphin
phosphin
noun
Obsolete form of phosphine.
photoist
phymosia
phytosis
phytosis
noun
(pathology, dated) dermatophytosis
pibrochs
pibrochs
noun
plural of pibroch
picachos
piehouse
pinholes
pinholes
noun
plural of pinhole
piroshki
piroshki
noun
Alternative spelling of pirozhki
pishoges
pishoges
noun
plural of pishoge
pishogue
pishogue
noun
Magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk.
pishposh
pishquow
pithsome
pithsome
adj
(archaic) pithy; robust
plowfish
pochaise
pochismo
poetship
poetship
noun
The state or character of a poet.
pokerish
pokerish
adj
(US, archaic, colloquial) unsafe, dangerous
(archaic, colloquial) nervous, uneasy
Stiff, like a poker.
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
pondfish
pondfish
noun
Any of numerous species of American freshwater fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae.
popeship
popeship
noun
A term used as a title or designation.
The state, quality, condition, or jurisdiction of being a pope; papacy.
popishly
popishly
adv
In a popish way.
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
postiche
postiche
adj
(art) Added after the work is finished.
noun
Any item of false hair worn on the head or face, such as a false beard or wig.
potiches
potiches
noun
plural of potiche
poverish
proudish
proudish
adj
Somewhat proud.
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
psychoid
psychoid
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of psychoids; Involving the causal interaction between the psychological or instinctive and the physical.
noun
An innate physical reaction to a psychological stimulus.
repolish
repolish
verb
To polish again.
rhizopus
rhodopis
sapowith
scaphion
scaphoid
scaphoid
adj
Shaped like a boat, navicular.
noun
(anatomy) Carpal navicular bone.
serphoid
shipload
shipload
noun
(nautical) The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.
shippons
shippons
noun
plural of shippon
shipwork
shipwork
noun
The work of building and repairing ships.
shipworm
shipworm
noun
Any of several wormlike marine mollusks (not true worms) of the family Teredinidae, that bore through the wooden hulls of ships and other woody material immersed in salt water.
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.