(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
anaphyte
anophyte
anophyte
noun
(botany) A moss or similar plant with cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.
antiphas
antiphon
antiphon
noun
A devotional piece of music sung responsively.
A response or reply.
antiphus
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
apachite
apachite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
apatheia
apatheia
noun
(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.
apathies
apathies
noun
plural of apathy
apathism
apathist
apathist
noun
One who has no feeling towards anything, or more specifically religion.
apathize
apathize
verb
To become apathetic or insensible
To make apathetic or insensible
aphanite
aphanite
noun
(geology, petrology) Certain dark igneous rocks having grain so fine that the individual crystals cannot be seen with the naked eye.
aphetism
aphetism
noun
Aphesis.
The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
aphetize
aphetize
verb
(transitive, linguistics) To shorten by aphesis.
apholate
aphorist
aphorist
noun
A person who creates or recites aphorisms.
aphthoid
aphthoid
adj
(pathology) Of the nature of aphtha; resembling thrush.
aphthong
aphthong
noun
(phonology) A letter or combination of letters employed in spelling a word but not pronounced.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
aposthia
aposthia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Congenital absence of a foreskin.
apothece
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
archpoet
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
asphalts
asphalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphalt
atrophia
atrophia
noun
Archaic form of atrophy.
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
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.
autophon
axophyte
axophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant with an axis or stem
baphomet
baphomet
Proper noun
A deity which medieval Christians mistakenly imagined that pagans, the Knights Templar and (sometimes) Muslims worshipped, and which figures into some modern occultist and Satanic religions.
bethpage
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bhatpara
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
boatshop
bothrops
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
cachepot
cachepot
noun
An ornamental container for a flowerpot.
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
campshot
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
catchups
catchups
noun
plural of catchup
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
champart
champart
noun
(historical) The division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord.
champert
chapatis
chapatis
noun
plural of chapati
chapatti
chapatti
noun
Alternative form of chapati
chapatty
chapelet
chapelet
noun
A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
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.
chapitle
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
chapters
chapters
noun
plural of chapter
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chapter
chaptico
chaptrel
chaptrel
noun
(architecture, obsolete) An impost.
cheapest
cheapest
adj
superlative form of cheap: most cheap
chepster
chetopod
chetopod
noun
Alternative form of chaetopod
chopboat
chopboat
noun
(in China) A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to and from vessels.
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
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
dogpatch
dogpatch
Proper noun
Any community inhabited by hillbillies.
dropshot
dropshot
noun
Alternative form of drop shot
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dyspathy
dyspathy
noun
Antipathy, aversion.
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.
ectoloph
ectoloph
noun
A ridge or crest on an upper molar tooth of a horse or rhinoceros.
elephant
elephant
noun
(Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
(paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
(uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
empathic
empathic
adj
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.
Showing or expressing empathy.
emphatic
emphatic
adj
(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
(phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Stated with conviction.
ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
noun
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
eophyton
ephectic
ephectic
adj
Delaying or withholding judgement.
noun
One who suspends judgement.
ephestia
ephorate
ephorate
noun
The office of an ephor; ephors collectively
epiphyte
epiphyte
noun
(biology) A fungus that grows on a plant but does not feed upon it saprotrophically (an epiphytic fungus); the science of detecting and studying any such symbiosis as may be involved in this relationship is still developing.
(botany) A plant that grows on another, using it for physical support but obtaining no nutrients from it and neither causing damage nor offering benefit; an air plant.
epitaphs
epitaphs
noun
plural of epitaph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of epitaph
epitheca
epitheca
noun
(microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
epitheme
epitheme
noun
Obsolete form of epithem.
epithets
epithets
noun
plural of epithet
epithyme
epochist
ethephon
ethephon
noun
A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
ethiopia
ethiopic
ethiopic
Adjective
Ethiopian
Proper noun
Ge'ez language.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
euphuist
euphuist
noun
One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
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.
felspath
fishtrap
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
footpath
footpath
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India) A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
geophyte
geophyte
noun
(botany) A perennial plant, for example the potato or daffodil, which in spring propagates from an underground organ such as a bulb, tuber, corm or rhizome.
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
handpost
handpost
noun
A kind of signpost indicating what lies in various directions.
handtrap
hapalote
hapalote
noun
The jumping mouse.
haphtara
haplites
haplitic
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
happiest
happiest
adj
superlative form of happy: most happy
haptenes
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
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
haptical
haptical
adj
Alternative form of haptic
hardtops
hardtops
noun
plural of hardtop
harpists
harpists
noun
plural of harpist
harpster
hathpace
headpost
headpost
noun
A bedpost at the head of a bed.
heartpea
heartpea
noun
heartseed
heatdrop
heelpath
heelpath
noun
(US) The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath.
heelpost
heelpost
noun
(carpentry) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.
(nautical) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller shaft.
The quoin post of a lock gate.
heeltaps
heeltaps
noun
plural of heeltap
helicopt
helicopt
verb
(rare, dated, nonstandard) to helicopter
heliport
heliport
noun
(aviation) A facility, such as a small airport, designed to let helicopters take off and land.
helistop
helistop
noun
A place where a helicopter can land.
helpmate
helpmate
noun
(chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
A person who supplies help or companionship.
A wife or spouse.
helpmeet
helpmeet
noun
A helpful partner, particularly a spouse.
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.