(ecclesiastical history) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular diocesan control.
(ecclesiastical history) The Eutychians, a Christian sect in the year 482 without a leader. See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm.
A class of levelers in the time of King Henry I.
A people reported by Herodotus and Josephus to have no heads or removable heads.
plural of acephalus
adelphic
adelphic
adj
Describing a form of polyandry in which a woman is married to two or more brothers
fraternal
agraphic
agraphic
adj
(medicine) Affected with or pertaining to agraphia.
alphenic
alphenic
noun
(rare) White barley sugar
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amphoric
amphoric
adj
(chiefly historical) Of or related to an amphora, either as a large vessel or a Roman unit of liquid measure.
(medicine) Produced by or indicating a hollow cavity in the lungs, giving a sound like that produced by blowing into an empty decanter.
apachism
apachite
apachite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic blue mineral containing copper, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
aphacial
aphasiac
aphasiac
noun
Alternative form of aphasic
aphasics
aphasics
noun
plural of aphasic
aphicide
aphicide
noun
(agriculture) Any pesticide intended to kill aphids
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
apsychia
archipin
aspheric
aspheric
adj
aspherical
atrophic
atrophic
adj
(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or arising from atrophy
biphasic
biphasic
adj
Having two phases.
caiaphas
caiaphas
Proper noun
A Jewish high priest in the first century CE who is said to have organized the plot to kill Jesus.
calipash
calipash
noun
The edible greenish material found underneath the upper half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
caliphal
caliphal
adj
Of or relating to a caliph or a caliphate.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
camphire
camphire
noun
1734, George Sale, The Koran, commonly called the Alcoran of Mohammed, London: C. Ackers, Chapter 78, page 475:
1786, Hunter, John, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, London, Part II, Chapter IX, Section VI, page 108:
Camphor.
Câfûr is the name of a fountain in paradise, so called from its resembling camphire (which the word signifies) in odour, and whiteness. Some take the word for an appellative, and think the wine of paradise will be mixed with camphire, because of its agreeable coolness and smell.
Sitting over the steam of warm water with camphire, might be tried, especially in such cases as are not disposed to be permanent, and rubbing the scrotum with mercurial ointment joined with camphire.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
cartwhip
cartwhip
noun
A long whip used by the driver of a cart.
verb
(transitive) To beat with a cartwhip.
cephadia
cephalic
cephalic
adj
(anatomical terms of location and direction) Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
Headlike; cephaloid.
Of or relating to the brain.
Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cepheids
cepheids
noun
plural of cepheid
cephidae
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
champlin
chapatis
chapatis
noun
plural of chapati
chapatti
chapatti
noun
Alternative form of chapati
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
chaplain
chaplain
noun
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
chapnick
chappies
chappies
noun
plural of chappie
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
chaprasi
chaprasi
noun
(India) An official of some kind, especially an important attendant or messenger in the household of an Indian landowner.
chaptico
charpais
charpais
noun
plural of charpai
cheapies
cheapies
noun
(slang) cheap thrills; salacious excitement
plural of cheapie
plural of cheapy
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
cheapish
cheapish
adj
Somewhat cheap.
cheepier
cheepier
adj
comparative form of cheepy: more cheepy
cheepily
cheeping
cheeping
noun
The sound of a cheep.
verb
present participle of cheep
cheliped
cheliped
noun
(anatomy) A leg bearing a chela, or pincer-like claw.
cheselip
chichipe
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chicopee
chilopod
chilopod
noun
Any myriapod of the class Chilopoda, a centipede.
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chingpaw
chipchap
chipchop
chipling
chipmuck
chipmuck
noun
Archaic form of chipmunk.
chipmunk
chipmunk
noun
A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.
verb
(transitive) To fill (one's mouth or cheeks) with food.
(transitive) To speed up (an audio recording, especially a song), to make the voices high-pitched.
(transitive) To stuff (food) into one's mouth or cheeks, sometimes as part of competitive eating.
chippage
chippers
chippers
noun
plural of chipper
chippewa
chippewa
Noun
A member of the Ojibwe people.
Proper noun
The Ojibwe language.
Any of four rivers, one each in Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, and Wisconsin.
chippier
chippier
adj
comparative form of chippy: more chippy
chippies
chippies
noun
plural of chippy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chippy
chipping
chipping
noun
(countable) A fragment broken off a larger material.
(uncountable) The act of breaking something into small fragments, or of removing fragments from pottery etc.
verb
present participle of chip
chipwood
chipyard
chipyard
noun
(US) A storage area for sawdust and small pieces of wood at a sawmill.
chiropod
chirpers
chirpers
noun
plural of chirper
chirpier
chirpier
adj
comparative form of chirpy: more chirpy
chirpily
chirpily
adv
In a chirpy way.
chirping
chirping
noun
(gerund of chirp) The act, or an instance of, chirping.
verb
present participle of chirp
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chirrupy
chirrupy
adj
making chirruping noises
chnuphis
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
choppily
choppily
adv
In a choppy manner.
chopping
chopping
adj
(obsolete) stout; large; plump
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other.
noun
The action by which something is chopped.
verb
present participle of chop
chumping
chumping
verb
present participle of chump
chumpish
chumpish
adj
Like a chump; foolish and incompetent.
chumship
chumship
noun
(social sciences) preadolescent friendship between two people of the same sex
(uncountable) The condition of being chums; friendship.
chupatti
chupatti
noun
Alternative form of chapatti
ciniphes
ciphered
ciphered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cipher
cipherer
cipherer
noun
One who ciphers.
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.
cobishop
cobishop
noun
A joint or coadjutant bishop.
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
copalchi
copemish
cophosis
cophosis
noun
(pathology) total deafness
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
cropshin
cyphosis
cyphosis
noun
Dated form of kyphosis.
cytophil
cytophil
adj
Alternative form of cytophile
czarship
czarship
noun
The rank of a czar; tsarship.
decipher
decipher
noun
A decipherment; a decoding.
verb
(transitive) To decode or decrypt a code or cipher to plain text.
(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.
(transitive) To make sense of a complex situation.
(transitive) To read text that is almost illegible or obscure
dipchick
dipchick
noun
Alternative form of dabchick
diphasic
diphasic
adj
Having, or occurring in, two phases
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.
dopchick
echinops
ecphasis
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated
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.
encipher
encipher
verb
To convert plain text into cipher; to encrypt
ensophic
eophytic
eophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to eophytes.
ephectic
ephectic
adj
Delaying or withholding judgement.
noun
One who suspends judgement.
epichile
epitheca
epitheca
noun
(microbiology, planktology) The upper half of the theca of a thecate protist such as a diatom or dinoflagellate.
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
epochist
ethiopic
ethiopic
Adjective
Ethiopian
Proper noun
Ge'ez language.
euphenic
euphenic
adj
Of or relating to euphenics.
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
gachupin
graphics
graphics
noun
(computing) The art or visual representations displayed by a computer.
(computing) The pictorial representation and manipulation of data; the process by which a computer displays data.
The graphic arts.
The making of architectural or design drawings.
guelphic
haircaps
haircaps
noun
plural of haircap
handicap
handicap
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.
To estimate betting odds.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
haplitic
haptenic
haptenic
adj
(immunology) Of or pertaining to a hapten
haptical
haptical
adj
Alternative form of haptic
haspicol
helicopt
helicopt
verb
(rare, dated, nonstandard) to helicopter
hemicarp
hemicarp
noun
(botany) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemiopic
hemiopic
adj
hemianopsic
hepatica
hepatica
noun
(medicine, obsolete) Medicines to treat the liver.
Any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Hepatica of the buttercup family, notably the common hepatica.
hepatics
hepatics
noun
plural of hepatic
heptadic
heptadic
adj
of, or relating to a heptad; sevenfold
heptylic
heptylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane.
herpetic
herpetic
adj
(medicine) Of or pertaining to herpes, or to any herpesvirus or herpesvirus-caused disease.
hesperic
hiccuped
hipparch
hipparch
noun
(historical) An Ancient Greek cavalry officer.
hippuric
hippuric
adj
Of or pertaining to hippuric acid or its derivatives