(architecture) A plinth or pedestal bearing a statue
ancipitous
ancipitous
adj
Synonym of ancipital
apiculated
apiculated
adj
(botany) apiculate
apiculture
apiculture
noun
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.
apneumatic
apneumatic
adj
(medicine) Devoid of air; free from air, or effected by or with exclusion of air.
(rare) Of or pertaining to the nonexistence of soul or spirit; non-spiritual.
apocrustic
apolaustic
apolaustic
adj
(formal) Dedicated to enjoyment.
apothecium
apothecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.
ariocarpus
aspiculate
aspiculate
adj
Lacking spicules
aspiculous
auriscopic
auriscopic
adj
Relating to auriscopy.
auspicated
auspicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of auspicate
auspicious
auspicious
adj
Conducive to success.
Marked by success; prosperous.
Of good omen; indicating future success.
autocarpic
autocarpic
adj
Synonym of autocarpous
autocopist
autocopist
noun
Alternative form of autocopyist
autopathic
autopathic
adj
Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic.
autophytic
autopsical
autopsical
adj
(obsolete) autopsic
autoptical
autoptical
adj
Alternative form of autoptic
autoscopic
autoscopic
adj
Relating to autoscopy.
autosporic
autotropic
autotropic
adj
Growing in a straight line.
bicapsular
bicapsular
adj
Having two capsules; having a double capsule.
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
bicuspidal
bicuspidal
adj
(geometry) Having two cusps.
bipunctate
bipunctate
adj
Having two punctures or spots.
bipunctual
bipunctual
adj
Having two points.
branchipus
callithump
callithump
noun
(US) A burlesque serenade; a charivari.
(US) A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns and other discordant noises.
capernutie
capillatus
capitellum
capitellum
noun
(botany, anatomy, arachnology) Synonym of capitulum
capitolium
capitolium
Noun
An ancient temple dedicated to Jupiter, Juno and Minerva, built on hills and other prominent areas in many cities in Italy and the provinces.
capitulant
capitulant
noun
One who capitulates.
capitulars
capitulars
noun
plural of capitular
capitulary
capitulary
adj
Of or related to a chapter, in its various senses.
Of or related to the Capitoulate of Toulouse.
noun
A member of an ecclesiastical chapter
A set of decrees, especially those made by the Frankish kings
capitulate
capitulate
verb
(intransitive) To surrender; to end all resistance, to give up; to go along with or comply.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up in chapters; to enumerate.
(transitive, obsolete) To draw up the articles of treaty with; to treat, bargain, parley.
cappuccino
cappuccino
noun
(countable, uncountable, proscribed) Any of various similar drinks.
(uncountable) An Italian coffee-based beverage made from espresso to which milk that has been steamed and/or frothed is added; (countable) a cup of this beverage.
(uncountable, also attributively) A medium- to dark-brown colour like that of the coffee drink (sense 1) or the habit of a Capuchin monk.
capricious
capricious
adj
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
caprimulgi
capsulitis
capsulitis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of a capsule, such as the shoulder capsule or that of the crystalline lens.
capsulized
capsulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capsulize
captiously
captiously
adv
In a captious manner.
catapultic
catapultic
adj
Characteristic of or resembling the propulsive motion of a catapult.
Pertaining to a catapult or catapults.
centiplume
centupling
centupling
verb
present participle of centuple
chinquapin
chinquapin
noun
A chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), a species of oak whose leaves resemble those of chestnut-genus chinquapins.
A water chinquapin, the water plant Nelumbo lutea, American lotus.
Allegheny chinkapin (Castanea pumila)
Any of the trees and shrubs in the genus Chrysolepis.
Any of the trees in the genus Castanopsis.
Chinese chinkapin (Castanea henryi)
Ozark chinkapin (Castanea ozarkensis)
The redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus).
chirruping
chirruping
noun
The act of producing a chirrup sound.
verb
present participle of chirrup
chirrupper
chopunnish
chrysippus
chumpiness
chuprassie
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
cinquepace
circumpose
circumpose
verb
(obsolete) To place within an encircling space; to pot (a plant).
(obsolete) To put round; to place around; to place or arrange circularly.
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
colipyuria
compendium
compendium
noun
(pharmaceutical industry) A collected body of information on the standards of strength, purity, and quality of drugs.
A collection of board games packaged in a single box.
A list or collection of various items.
A short, complete summary; an abstract.
compluvium
compluvium
noun
(architecture) A space left unroofed over the court of a dwelling in Ancient Rome, through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.
compsilura
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compulsive
compulsive
adj
Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
noun
One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conopodium
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
conuropsis
copernicus
copularium
copulating
copulating
verb
present participle of copulate
copulation
copulation
noun
(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.
(uncountable) Sexual procreation between a man and a woman or transfer of the sperm from male to female; usually applied to the mating process in nonhuman animals; coitus; coition.
copulative
copulative
adj
(grammar) That acts as a copula.
(grammar) That connects the subject of a clause with its complement.
Of or pertaining to copulation.
noun
(grammar) A copulative conjunction.
(obsolete) connection
corniplume
corniplume
noun
A horn-like tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
cornucopia
cornucopia
noun
(Greek mythology) A goat's horn endlessly overflowing with fruit, flowers and grain; or full of whatever its owner wanted: or, an image of a such a horn, either in two or three dimensions.
A hollow horn- or cone-shaped object, filled with edible or useful things.
An abundance or plentiful supply.
corrupting
corrupting
verb
present participle of corrupt
corruption
corruption
noun
(computing) The destruction of data by manipulation of parts of it, either by deliberate or accidental human action or by imperfections in storage or transmission media.
(usage prescription) A nonstandard form of a word, expression, or text, assigned a value judgment as being debased, especially when resulting from misunderstanding, transcription error, or mishearing.
Something originally good or pure that has turned evil or impure; a perversion.
The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse; departure from what is pure, simple, or correct.
The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.
The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity
The decomposition of biological matter.
The product of corruption; putrid matter.
Unethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, and so on.
corruptive
corruptive
adj
Tending to corrupt.
coupeville
courtships
courtships
noun
plural of courtship
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
crapaudine
crapaudine
noun
(cooking) A method of preparing fowl and poultry, where the back is split apart and the bird is flattened down the breast, looking somewhat like a toad; spatchcock.
(cooking) A type of piquant sauce flavored with tarragon, lemon or vinegar, and other spices, that is traditionally served with a fowl cooked in the crapaudine style.
(obsolete) An ulcer on the coronet of a horse, sheep, or donkey.
(rare) The socket in which the pivot of a door turns.
A device for calibrating a pendulum consisting of a dilatable plate that produces an artificial tilt of a clinometer.
A form of torture in which the hands and feet are tied together behind the back, forcing the victim's body to bow, and sometimes accompanied by additional forms of torture, such as suspending the body by the point where the hands and feet are tied or beating.
A toadstone.
An heirloom variety of beet originating in France, and considered possibly the oldest beet cultivar.
criophorus
crispature
crispature
noun
The state of being crispate.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cruppering
cruppering
verb
present participle of crupper
cuckoopint
cuckoopint
noun
The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
The related plant Arum italicum.
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
culpabilis
cumaphytic
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
cupidities
cupidities
noun
plural of cupidity
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
curateship
curateship
noun
The position of a curate; a curacy.
curiescopy
cuspidated
cuspidated
adj
Alternative form of cuspidate
cynipidous
cyparissus
deceptious
deceptious
adj
(obsolete) Tending to deceive.
decoupling
decoupling
noun
The act or process by which something is decoupled.
verb
present participle of decouple
depictured
depictured
adj
(now rare) Depicted, portrayed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depicture
dicephalus
diplacuses
diplacusis
diplacusis
noun
A form of tinnitus in which a single auditory stimulus is perceived as two separate sounds which may differ in pitch or in time.
diplodocus
diplodocus
noun
Any of several herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Diplodocus, known as fossils from the late Jurassic in North America.
dipsaceous
dipsaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Dipsaceae, including teasels.
discipular
disculpate
disculpate
verb
(transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exonerate.
duplicable
duplicable
adj
Capable of being duplicated.
duplicando
duplicando
noun
(Scotland, law) Alternative form of duplicand
duplicated
duplicated
verb
past participle of duplicate
duplicates
duplicates
noun
plural of duplicate
duplicator
duplicator
noun
A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.
duplicatus
duplicious
duplicitas
emporeutic
emporeutic
adj
Alternative form of emporetic
encarpuspi
epicanthus
epicanthus
noun
(anatomy) A skin fold of the upper eyelid, typical of East Asians.
epicardium
epicardium
noun
(anatomy) The layer of tissue between the pericardium and the heart.
epicentrum
epichilium
epicoelous
epicranium
epicranium
noun
(anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
(zoology) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.
epicranius
epicranius
noun
The occipitofrontalis muscle.
epicureans
epicureans
noun
plural of epicurean
epicuticle
epicuticle
noun
(biology) The outermost portion of the exoskeleton of an insect or arthropod.
episcenium
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
eponychium
eponychium
noun
(anatomy) The thickened layer of skin adjoining fingernails and toenails, particularly at the base of the nail.
(zoology, veterinary medicine) The protective capsule that surrounds the hoof of foetuses and neonates of hoofed animals, which disappears soon after birth, but remnants of which remain as part of the permanent hoof.
equispaced
equispaced
adj
Spaced apart at equal distances.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of equispace
esculapian
eucalyptic
eucalyptic
adj
Of, resembling, or characterized by eucalyptus trees.
eucryptite
eucryptite
noun
(mineralogy) A lithium-bearing aluminium silicate mineral.
euphonetic
euphonical
euphonical
adj
(archaic) Euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
euphuistic
euphuistic
adj
Of or pertaining to euphuism.
eupittonic
eupittonic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.
eupsychics
eurytropic
exceptious
exceptious
adj
(obsolete) Apt to take exception, or to object; captious, complaining.
expunction
expunction
noun
The act of expunging or erasing.
The condition of being expunged.
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
glucolipid
glucolipid
noun
Any glycolipid whose carbohydrate component is glucose.
glucolipin
haruspical
haruspical
adj
Relating to a haruspex.
haruspices
haruspices
noun
plural of haruspex
hiccupping
hiccupping
verb
present participle of hiccup
hipparchus
hipparchus
Proper noun
An ancient Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician.
hippocaust
hippocaust
noun
Alternative form of hypocaust
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hyperdulic
hyperdulic
adj
(religion) Relating to hyperdulia.
hypoacusia
imprudence
imprudence
noun
(countable) An imprudent act.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being imprudent; lack of prudence, caution, discretion or circumspection.