(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
bhatpara
bothrops
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
champart
champart
noun
(historical) The division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord.
champert
chapiter
chapiter
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A written summary of matters to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; articles.
(architecture) The capital or uppermost part of a column, upon which the roof and its decorations are supported.
Obsolete form of chapter.
chapters
chapters
noun
plural of chapter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chapter
chaptrel
chaptrel
noun
(architecture, obsolete) An impost.
chepster
dropshot
dropshot
noun
Alternative form of drop shot
earthpea
earthpea
noun
(US) A peanut, (Arachis hypogaea).
A pea
Any of a species of pea, Amphicarpaea bracteata, a climbing leguminous plant with hairy underground pods.
ephorate
ephorate
noun
The office of an ephor; ephors collectively
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
fishtrap
graphite
graphite
noun
A grey colour, resembling graphite or the marks made with a graphite pencil.
An allotrope of carbon, consisting of planes of carbon atoms arranged in hexagonal arrays with the planes stacked loosely, that is used as a dry lubricant, in "lead" pencils, and as a moderator in some nuclear reactors.
Short for graphite-reinforced plastic, a composite plastic made with graphite fibers noted for light weight strength and stiffness.
verb
(transitive) To apply graphite to.
griphite
griphite
noun
A vitreous, resinous, yellow or dark-brown, molecular compound that is both diploidal and isometric.
gryphite
gryphite
noun
(paleontology) A shell of the genus Gryphea.
hagtaper
handtrap
haphtara
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
hardtops
hardtops
noun
plural of hardtop
harpists
harpists
noun
plural of harpist
harpster
heartpea
heartpea
noun
heartseed
heatdrop
heliport
heliport
noun
(aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
heptarch
heptarch
noun
a heptarchist
hepteris
hepworth
hereupto
herpetic
herpetic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
hipsters
hipsters
noun
A female undergarment with wider side sections than conventional panties.
plural of hipster
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hipster
homopter
homopter
noun
Any insect of the order Homoptera.
hoopster
hoopster
Noun
A basketball player.
hornpout
hornpout
noun
Synonym of horned pout
horopito
horopito
noun
(New Zealand) Either of two plant species in the Pseudowintera genus.
horopter
horopter
noun
For any system of binocular vision, a three-dimensional curve containing all points from which the light will converge into a single image.
hotpress
hotpress
verb
to apply both heat and mechanical pressure to something, especially as part of a laundry process, or as a method of printing.
hotspurs
hotspurs
noun
plural of hotspur
hydropot
hydropot
noun
(dated) A person who drinks water etc. rather than alcoholic drinks.
hyperite
hyperite
noun
(geology) Synonym of hypersthenite
jatropha
jatropha
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Jatropha, native to the Northern Hemisphere; some have medicinal attributes and others are grown as a source of biodiesel.
klaproth
lathrope
metaphor
metaphor
noun
(countable, graphical user interface) The use of an everyday object or concept to represent an underlying facet of the computer and thus aid users in performing tasks.
(countable, rhetoric) A word or phrase used in such implied comparison.
(uncountable, rhetoric) The use of a word or phrase to refer to something other than its literal meaning, invoking an implicit similarity between the thing described and what is denoted by the word or phrase.
verb
(intransitive) To use a metaphor.
(transitive) To describe by means of a metaphor.
nashport
nephrite
nephrite
noun
(mineralogy) A semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
norphlet
northrop
northrup
orpheist
orthoepy
orthoepy
noun
Accepted or customary pronunciation.
Synonym of phonology: the study of pronunciation.
orthopod
orthopod
noun
(informal, medicine) An orthopaedic surgeon
outporch
outsharp
panchart
panthers
panthers
noun
plural of panther
parritch
parritch
noun
(Scotland) Porridge.
parthena
parthian
parthian
Adjective
Relating to Parthia or Parthians.
Delivered as if in retreat. (An allusion to the Parthian battle tactic of firing arrows backwards from horseback while apparently in retreat.)
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.
patchers
patchers
noun
plural of patcher
patchery
patchery
noun
(UK, India, military, historical) Living quarters for married soldiers.
Hypocrisy; trickery.
That which is thrown or sown together usually clumsily or with different color and textures, like patchwork.
patchier
patchier
adj
comparative form of patchy: more patchy
pebworth
pennorth
pennorth
noun
(obsolete, Britain) Alternative form of pennyworth
pentarch
pentarch
noun
A member of a pentarchy
penthrit
penthrit
noun
Alternative form of penthrite (“pentaerythritol tetranitrate”)
perianth
perianth
noun
(botany) The sterile parts of a flower; collectively, the sepals and petals (or tepals).
(botany, bryology) The sterile, tubelike tissue that surrounds the female reproductive structure in a leafy liverwort.
perthite
perthite
noun
(mineralogy) A laminated mixture of two feldspars: plagioclase and either orthoclase or microcline.
petchary
petrarch
petrarch
Proper noun
nickname of
philbert
philters
philters
noun
plural of philter
philtred
philtred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of philtre
philtres
philtres
noun
plural of philtre
philtrum
philtrum
noun
(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
(zootomy) The junction between the two halves of an animal's upper lip or nose.
phobetor
phobetor
Proper noun
The god and personification of nightmares; a son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
phorates
photuria
photuria
noun
(obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
phratral
phratria
phratria
noun
Alternative form of phratry
phratric
phratric
adj
Relating to a phratry.
phreatic
phreatic
adj
(geology) Of or pertaining to ground water; (volcanology) involving explosively rapid heating of ground water by magma.
phthoric
physeter
physeter
noun
(zoology) A member of the genus Physeter; a sperm whale.
A filtering machine operated by air pressure.
phytomer
phytomer
noun
(botany) An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton.
pitchers
pitchers
noun
plural of pitcher
pitchery
pitchier
pitchier
adj
comparative form of pitchy: more pitchy
pithwork
plethora
plethora
noun
(medicine) Excess of blood in the skin, especially in the face and especially chronically.
(usually followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.
plethory
plethory
noun
(medicine, now archaic) A plethora.
(obsolete) A plethora; a dangerous excess of something.
plethron
plethron
noun
(historical units of measure) A former Greek unit of length equal to 100 Greek feet (podes).
plethrum
plethrum
noun
Alternative form of plethron
plighter
plighter
noun
One who or that which plights, engages, or pledges.
plinther
plinther
noun
Any of numerous members of the public who took turns to occupy the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square as part of an art installation by Antony Gormley in 2009.
plunther
plutarch
plutarch
Proper noun
The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.
Noun
Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives
poortith
portheus
porthole
porthole
noun
(archaic) A gunport; an opening in the hull of a ship through which cannon are fired.
(nautical) A circular window set in the hull of a ship.
porthook
porthors
potherbs
potherbs
noun
plural of potherb
pothered
pothered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pother
potholer
potholer
noun
(British) Someone who explores potholes as a hobby.
potiphar
potiphar
Proper noun
An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.
potshard
potsherd
potsherd
noun
(often archaeology) A piece of ceramic from pottery, often found on an archaeological site.
prechart
prechart
noun
(computing) Part of a chart that must be traversed with a successful outcome in order for the main chart to have a successful outcome.
predeath
predeath
adj
prior to death
prefight
prefight
adj
Occurring before a fight.
prehaunt
preheats
preheats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preheat
prehnite
prehnite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral, a basic calcium, aluminium and iron aluminosilicate, which occurs in stalactitic aggregates or curved crystals, Ca₂Al₂Si₃O₁₀(OH)₂.
prematch
prematch
adj
Occurring before or in preparation for a match
verb
To match prior to some other operation
prenight
preteach
pritchel
pritchel
noun
A metal punch or shaping tool with a round shank, designed to fit in a pritchel hole in an anvil.
verb
To use this tool.
prithivi
prohaste
prohibit
prohibit
verb
(transitive) To forbid, disallow, or proscribe officially; to make illegal or illicit.
prophets
prophets
noun
plural of prophet
protheca
prothmia
puirtith
pushcart
pushcart
noun
A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.
putscher
rathripe
rathripe
noun
(dialectal) Alternative form of rareripe
replight
ruprecht
sharpest
sharpest
adj
superlative form of sharp: most sharp
sharpite
sharpite
noun
(mineralogy) An orthorhombic mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
shepster
shepster
noun
(obsolete) A seamstress.
shopster
splather
splather
noun
A messy splash.
verb
(transitive) To splash or slather.
splother
spluther
sprights
sprights
noun
plural of spright
sprighty
spritish
starship
starship
noun
A type of spacecraft capable of traveling to the solar systems of other stars
strephon
strephon
Proper noun
definition
strophes
strophes
noun
plural of strophe
strophic
strophic
adj
(music) Of a song, composed so that every stanza is set to the same music.