In the middle of a ship (as opposed to bow or stern).
amirship
amirship
noun
Alternative form of emirship
amorphia
amorphia
noun
Synonym of amorphism
amorphic
amorphic
adj
(genetics, of a mutation) Causing a complete loss of gene function.
Having no defined shape, lacking form; amorphous.
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amphibia
amphibia
noun
The amphibians.
amphigam
amphigen
amphigen
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) An element that in combination produces amphid salt; applied by Jöns Jacob Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and tellurium.
amphioxi
amphipod
amphipod
noun
Any species of the taxonomic order Amphipoda of small, shrimp-like crustaceans.
amphissa
amphiuma
amphiuma
noun
(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amphorae
amphorae
noun
plural of amphora
amphoral
amphoral
adj
Of, pertaining to, or in the shape of an amphora
amphoras
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
apathism
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.
aphorism
aphorism
noun
A concise, terse, laconic, or memorable expression of a general truth or principle.
verb
To speak or write aphorisms.
apothegm
apothegm
noun
A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim.
apothems
apothems
noun
plural of apothem
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.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bimorphs
bimorphs
noun
plural of bimorph
blimpish
blimpish
adj
(often capitalized) Pompously reactionary, like Colonel Blimp.
Blimp-like in appearance or size.
campeche
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
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.
Smelling of camphor; having a smell resembling that of camphor.
campshed
campshed
noun
A supporting structure for a river bank, built from planks and piles.
verb
To build such a supporting structure.
campshot
cephalom
champaca
champaca
noun
(Philippines) champac; Magnolia champaca; a large evergreen tree in the Magnoliaceae family.
champacs
champacs
noun
plural of champac
champain
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
champart
champart
noun
(historical) The division of the produce of land, the right of the feudal lord.
champers
champers
noun
(informal) Champagne (wine).
Plural of champer.
champert
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.).
champlev
champlin
chemulpo
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
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.
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
chomping
chomping
noun
The sound or action of one who chomps.
verb
present participle of chomp
chumpaka
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.
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
compathy
complish
complish
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To accomplish.
comptche
copemish
crampish
crampish
adj
Somewhat crampy.
cymaphen
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
demophon
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
dephlegm
dephlegm
verb
(obsolete, chemistry) To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
dramshop
dramshop
noun
(US) A shop selling alcohol.
emirship
emirship
noun
The rank or office of an emir.
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.
emperish
emphases
emphases
noun
plural of emphasis
emphasis
emphasis
noun
(phonology) The phonetic or phonological feature that distinguishes emphatic consonants from other consonants.
(typography) The use of boldface, italics, or other such formatting to highlight text.
Prominence given to a syllable or words, by raising the voice or printing in italic or underlined type.
Special attention or prominence given to something.
Special weight or forcefulness given to something considered important.
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.
enhamper
ephebeum
ephebeum
noun
A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise
ephemera
ephemera
noun
(by extension) Transitory audiovisual matter not intended to be retained or preserved.
(library science) Published single-sheet or single page documents which are meant to be thrown away after one use.
Objects, including collectable items, that are designed to be short-lived.
plural of ephemeron (“transitory thing”)
ephrayim
epitheme
epitheme
noun
Obsolete form of epithem.
epithyme
epochism
epochism
noun
A tendency to regard the epoch in which one lives as superior to others.
euphemia
euphemie
euphemus
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
euphuism
euphuism
noun
(uncountable) An ornate style of writing (in Elizabethan England) marked by the excessive use of alliteration, antithesis and mythological similes.
An instance of euphuism.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
galumphs
galumphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph
gamphrel
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
grapheme
grapheme
noun
A fundamental unit of a writing system, corresponding to (for example) letters in the English alphabet or jamo in Korean Hangeul.
In alphabetic writing, the shortest group of letters composing a phoneme.
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
haemopod
hampered
hampered
adj
impeded or encumbered as if chained or fettered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hamper
hamperer
hamperer
noun
One who hampers or hinders.
haplomid
harrumph
harrumph
intj
Alternative spelling of harumph
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
headlamp
headlamp
noun
A flashlight worn on the head.
An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
helpmann
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.
helpsome
helpsome
adj
(UK dialectal) Marked by a readiness or a willingness to help; characteristically helpful.
hemicarp
hemicarp
noun
(botany) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves.
hemiepes
hemiopia
hemiopia
noun
hemianopia
hemiopic
hemiopic
adj
hemianopsic
hemipode
hemipode
noun
Any of a small group of birds containing 15 species, all but one of which are in the genus Turnix.
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hemitype
hemoptoe
hempbush
hemphill
hempiest
hemplike
hemplike
adj
Resembling hemp or some aspect of it.
hempseed
hempseed
noun
A gallows bird; a person hanged.
The seed of the hemp plant, used as high-protein food or fishing bait.
hempweed
hempweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Eupatorium.
hempwort
hempwort
noun
Any plant of the family Cannabaceae; a hemp or hop.
hepatoma
hepatoma
noun
(pathology) A cancer originating in the liver.
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
homopter
homopter
noun
Any insect of the order Homoptera.
homotopy
homotopy
noun
(informal) Ellipsis of homotopy theory. (the systematic study of homotopies and their equivalence classes).
(topology) A continuous deformation of one continuous function or map to another.
(topology) A system of groups associated with a topological space.
(topology) A theory associating a system of groups with each topological space.
(uncountable) The relationship between two continuous functions where homotopy from one to the other is evident.
homotype
homotype
noun
(biology) That which has the same fundamental type of structure with something else.
homotypy
homotypy
noun
(biology, dated) serial homology
hopthumb
humpback
humpback
noun
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
A humpback salmon.
A humpback whale.
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
verb
To hunt humpback whales.
humphing
humphing
verb
present participle of humph
humphrey
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
humpless
humpless
adj
Without humps.
hyphemia
hypoderm
hypoderm
noun
Alternative form of hypodermis
hypogamy
hypogamy
noun
The seeking of a spouse of lower socioeconomic status or caste than oneself.
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
hypomere
hypomere
noun
(biology) A part that the walls of a pleuroperitoneal cavity grow.