(botany) One of a proposed class of flowering plants growing on the roots of other plants and lacking green foliage.
rhizoids
rhizoids
noun
plural of rhizoid
rhizomes
rhizomes
noun
plural of rhizome
rhizomic
rhizomic
adj
Relating to a rhizome.
rhizopod
rhizopod
noun
A member of the taxonomic superclass of Rhizopoda, being a type of amoeboid single-cell life with pseudopods not supported by a regular array of microtubules.
rhizopus
rhizotic
scherzos
scherzos
noun
plural of scherzo
schizaea
schizier
schizoid
schizoid
adj
(archaic) schizophrenic
(figurative) Behaving as if one has more than one personality; wildly changeable.
Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.
noun
(archaic) someone with schizophrenia
(psychiatry) someone with schizoid personality disorder
schizont
schizont
noun
A cell that divides by schizogony.
schiztic
schiztic
adj
Relating to separation or schism.
schmaltz
schmaltz
noun
(uncountable) Excessively sentimental art or music.
(uncountable) Liquid chicken fat.
schmalzy
schmalzy
adj
Alternative spelling of schmaltzy
schmelze
schmelze
noun
A kind of ruby-red glass made in Bohemia.
schmooze
schmooze
noun
A casual conversation, especially one held in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
verb
To talk casually, especially in order to gain an advantage or make a social connection.
schultze
schwartz
scythize
shaatnez
shaatnez
noun
Alternative form of shatnez
shahzada
shahzadi
sharezer
shiatzus
shivzoku
shizuoka
shizuoka
Proper noun
A prefecture in Japan.
Prefecture capital of Shizuoka.
shkotzim
shlimazl
shmaltzy
shmaltzy
adj
Alternative form of schmaltzy
shmoozed
shmoozed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shmooze
shmoozes
shmoozes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shmooze
sitzbath
sitzbath
noun
Alternative form of sitz bath
sovkhozy
sylphize
szechwan
szlachta
szlachta
noun
(historical) A legally privileged noble class in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
tadzhiki
tezkirah
theorize
theorize
verb
To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.
To speculate.
thiazide
thiazide
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a class of sulfur-containing drugs that increase the excretion of sodium and chloride and are used as diuretics and to assist in lowering the blood pressure.
thiazine
thiazine
noun
(organic chemistry) A six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one nitrogen and one sulfur atom, and two double bonds.
thiazins
thiazins
noun
plural of thiazin
thiazole
thiazole
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of unsaturated heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of three carbon atoms, a sulphur and an nitrogen atom; especially the simplest one, C₃H₃SN
thiazols
thiazols
noun
plural of thiazol
thiozone
thronize
tzedakah
tzedakah
noun
(Judaism) The Jewish tradition of charity.
tzitzith
tzutuhil
unhazily
vizcacha
vizcacha
noun
Alternative spelling of viscacha
voronezh
voronezh
Proper noun
A city in Russia.
A river in Tambov, Lipetsk, and Voronezh oblasts in Russia, a left tributary of the Don.
wheezers
wheezers
noun
plural of wheezer
wheezier
wheezier
adj
comparative form of wheezy: more wheezy
wheezily
wheezily
adv
In a wheezy manner.
wheezing
wheezing
noun
The quality or symptom of breathing with an audible wheeze
verb
present participle of wheeze
whizbang
whizbang
noun
(by extension) Someone or something that holds an explosive amount of success, skill or effectiveness.
(dated) A small artillery shell
(dated) A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding
whizzers
whizzers
noun
plural of whizzer
whizzing
whizzing
adj
Producing a whizz; giving off a whizzing noise.
noun
The sound or action of something that whizzes.
verb
present participle of whiz
present participle of whizz
yahrzeit
yahrzeit
noun
(Judaism) The anniversary of a person's death, usually a parent's, often marked by the lighting of a memorial candle and other rituals.
zacharia
zacharie
zacherie
zalophus
zamenhof
zanyship
zaphetic
zaptiahs
zaptiahs
noun
plural of zaptiah
zaptiehs
zaptiehs
noun
plural of zaptieh
zebadiah
zebadiah
Proper noun
One of several minor characters in the Old Testament.
name of biblical origin.
zecchini
zecchini
noun
plural of zecchino
zecchino
zecchino
noun
(now historical) An old gold coin of Italy; a sequin.
zecchins
zecchins
noun
plural of zecchin
zedekiah
zedekiah
Proper noun
A biblical character, the last king of Judah before the destruction of the kingdom by Babylon.
zenithal
zenithal
adj
(cartography, of a projection) azimuthal
Of or pertaining to a zenith.
zephiran
zephyrus
zhitomir
zhitomir
Proper noun
A city in Ukraine, administrative centre of Zhytomyr province.
Zhytomyr province (oblast), in north-western Ukraine.
zidkijah
ziphioid
ziphioid
adj
Obsolete form of ziphiid.
zipporah
zipporah
Proper noun
The wife of Moses.
name of biblical origin.
zitherns
zitherns
noun
plural of zithern
zizyphus
zkinthos
zoanthid
zoanthid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Zoanthidea of cnidarians commonly found in coral reefs and other marine environments.
zoanthus
zoharist
zoharist
Noun
Frankist
zoharite
zoochemy
zoochemy
noun
(obsolete) Zoochemistry.
zoochore
zoochore
noun
(botany) A plant whose seeds, spores, or fruit are dispersed by animals.
zoomorph
zoomorph
noun
A figure in ancient art resembling an animal.
zoopathy
zoopathy
noun
A delusional condition in which the sufferer believes he/she is infested with animals.
The purported ability to communicate with and, in some instances, control animals.
zoophaga
zoophaga
noun
(zoology) An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and insectivorous animals.
zoophile
zoophile
noun
A person sexually attracted to non-human animals.
zoophily
zoophily
noun
pollination by animals
zoophism
zoophobe
zoophobe
noun
A zoophobic person.
zoophori
zoophori
noun
plural of zoophorus
zoophyta
zoophyte
zoophyte
noun
(biology, historical) A plant believed to have the characteristics of an animal, especially a sensitive plant or vegetable lamb.
(biology, historical) An animal thought to have the characteristics of a plant, later specifically an invertebrate of the (former) group Zoophyta, comprising sponges, corals and sea anemones.
zoothome
zoothome
noun
(zoology, archaic) A number of coral polyps on a branch of coral.
zophorus
zucchero
zucchini
zucchini
noun
(Australia, Canada, US) A courgette; a variety of squash, Cucurbita pepo, which bears edible fruit.
(Australia, Canada, US) The edible fruit of this variety of squash.