(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adipomata
alpinisms
alpinisms
noun
plural of alpinism
amblyopia
amblyopia
noun
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.
dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
amblyopic
amblyopic
adj
of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia
ametropia
ametropia
noun
(medicine) Any of several disorders of the eye (spherical or cylindrical) resulting from faulty refractive ability.
ametropic
ametropic
adj
(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia
amidships
amidships
adv
(figuratively) On the flank, at a vulnerable place.
(nautical) In the middle of a ship, either longitudinally or laterally.
(nautical) Usually in the line of the keel, but sometimes halfway between bow and stern; often contracted to “midships.” (FM 55-501).
intj
A helm order, normally shortened to midships!, to centre the helm in the line of the keel.
ammophila
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
ampelidae
ampelitic
ampelitic
adj
Relating to the mineral ampelite.
amphibali
amphibial
amphibial
adj
Archaic form of amphibian.
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibion
amphibium
amphibium
noun
(archaic) An amphibian.
amphibola
amphibole
amphibole
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of structurally similar hydrated double silicate minerals, containing various combinations of sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminium/aluminum
amphiboly
amphiboly
noun
(grammar) An ambiguous grammatical construction.
amphicome
amphicome
Noun
A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences, anciently used in divination.
amphicyon
amphidisc
amphidisc
noun
(zoology) A small siliceous spicule having a denticulate wheel at each end, found in freshwater sponges.
amphidisk
amphigaea
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amphinome
amphionic
amphioxis
amphioxus
amphioxus
noun
The lancelet, particularly of the genus Branchiostoma.
amphipoda
amphipods
amphipods
noun
plural of amphipod
amphiscii
amphiscii
noun
amphiscians
amphisile
amphissus
amphitene
amphitoky
amphitron
amphitruo
amphophil
amphophil
noun
(cytology) Any amphophilic cell
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
amplified
amplified
adj
Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amplify
amplifier
amplifier
noun
(electronics) An appliance or circuit that increases the strength of a weak electrical signal without changing the other characteristics of the signal.
(linguistics) An adverb that adds intensity, such as "really" or "totally".
(music) A portable encasement that houses a large speaker, used to amplify voices and musical instruments at live performances.
A lens that enlarges the field of vision.
Anything that amplifies, or makes something larger or more intense.
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampycides
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anemopsis
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
apikorsim
apikorsim
noun
plural of apikoros
apimanias
apogamies
apomictic
apomictic
adj
(botany, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or characterised by apomixis.
apriorism
apriorism
noun
(philosophy) The idea that some knowledge of the physical world can be derived logically from general principles.
aptyalism
aptyalism
noun
(medicine) Complete lack of salivation.
apulmonic
apulmonic
adj
Not pulmonic; lacking, or not using, the lungs.
arapaimas
arapaimas
noun
plural of arapaima
asparamic
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
atmophile
atmophile
noun
(chemistry, geology) in the Goldschmidt classification, a gaseous element that concentrates in the atmosphere.
atropisms
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
axopodium
axopodium
noun
axopod
baptismal
baptismal
adj
Of a name, conferred at baptism.
Of or relating to baptism.
noun
A baptismal font: a large basin used for baptism.
A baptismal name: a name given at baptism.
bedimpled
bedimpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedimple
bedimples
bedimples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedimple
bepimpled
bepimpled
adj
pimply; covered with pimples
bepimples
bicompact
bioplasms
bioplasms
noun
plural of bioplasm
bipalmate
bipalmate
adj
(botany) Describing leaves that have a palmate structure on petioles that are themselves palmate
bipyramid
bipyramid
noun
A dipyramid.
bishopdom
bishopdom
noun
The jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate.
bitmapped
bitmapped
adj
(computing) Represented by a bitmap.
bramantip
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpingly
bumpingly
adv
In a bumping way; with bumps or jolts.
bumpkinet
bumpkinly
bumpkinly
adj
Befitting a bumpkin.
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
campanian
campanian
Proper noun
Relating to the region of Campania in Italy or its inhabitants.
The fifth of six geological ages of the Late Cretaceous epoch, spanning the time from 83.6 ± 0.7 to 72.1 ± 0.6 million years ago. It is preceded by the Santonian and followed by the Maastrichtian.
Noun
Someone from Campania.
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campanili
campanini
campanist
campanist
noun
One who studies bells.
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
campfight
campfight
noun
(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
campfires
campfires
noun
plural of campfire
camphanic
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
campholic
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
campiness
campiness
noun
(art) The quality of being campy
campodeid
campodeid
noun
(zoology) Any dipluran arthropod of the family Campodeidae.
campsites
campsites
noun
plural of campsite
campylite
campylite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of mimetite.
caphtorim
capitatim
capitatim
adj
per head
capitatum
capitulum
capitulum
noun
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
capmaking
capmaking
noun
The manufacture of caps (the headgear).
capnodium
capriform
capriform
adj
Having the form of a goat
capsicums
capsicums
noun
plural of capsicum
carpidium
cephalism
cephalism
noun
(biology, obsolete) An instance of the development of a head or head-like structure.
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
champlain
champlain
Proper noun
from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat.
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.
chemitype
chemitype
noun
(dated) Any of a number of processes by which an impression from an engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing on an ordinary printing press.
chemitypy
chemitypy
noun
(historical) A process for obtaining casts in relief from an engraved zinc plate. A fusible metal is heated so that it melts and fills the hollows of the engraving, which is then destroyed using hydrochloric acid.
chimalapa
chinnampo
chipmucks
chipmucks
noun
plural of chipmuck
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chumships
chumships
noun
plural of chumship
cipherdom
cipherdom
noun
The condition of being a cipher / nonentity
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clumplike
clumplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a clump.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
coemptive
coemptive
adj
(economics) Relating to coemption
coimplore
compagnie
companias
companied
companied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of company
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
companion
companion
noun
(astronomy) A celestial object that is associated with another.
(attributive) An appended source of media or information, designed to be used in conjunction with and to enhance the main material.
(dated) A person employed to accompany or travel with another.
(figuratively) A thing or phenomenon that is closely associated with another thing, phenomenon, or person.
(nautical) The covering of a hatchway on an upper deck which leads to the companionway; the stairs themselves.
(nautical) The framework on the quarterdeck of a sailing ship through which daylight entered the cabins below.
(obsolete, derogatory) A fellow; a rogue.
(topology) A knot in whose neighborhood another, specified knot meets every meridian disk.
A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders.
verb
(obsolete) To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany.
(obsolete) To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compazine
compendia
compendia
noun
plural of compendium
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
compilers
compilers
noun
plural of compiler
compiling
compiling
verb
present participle of compile
complains
complains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain
complaint
complaint
noun
(law) In a civil action, the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim is based;
(law) In criminal law, the preliminary charge or accusation made by one person against another to the appropriate court or officer, usually a magistrate.
A bodily disorder or disease; the symptom of such a disorder.
A grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern.
However, court proceedings, such as a trial, cannot be instituted until an indictment or information has been handed down against the defendant.
The act of complaining.
The purpose is to give notice to the adversary of the nature and basis of the claim asserted.
compliant
compliant
adj
Compatible with or following guidelines, specifications, rules, or laws.
Willing to comply; submissive; willing to do what someone wants.