(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.
asphaltums
asphaltums
noun
plural of asphaltum
bethumping
bethumping
verb
present participle of bethump
bumpkinish
bumpkinish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a bumpkin.
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.
chemopause
chumpiness
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
cumaphytic
delphinium
delphinium
noun
(countable and uncountable) A shade of blue, named for the flowers.
(countable) A cultivated plant, belonging to the genus Delphinium, with tall blue-colored spikes containing flowers.
deutonymph
deutonymph
noun
The third instar of a mite.
dimorphous
dimorphous
adj
Dimorphic; occurring or existing in two different forms.
emphyteuta
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
epichilium
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphloeum
epiphloeum
noun
(botany) A corky envelope or outer portion of bark, lying next beneath an epidermis.
epiphyllum
epiphyllum
noun
A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.
epithecium
epithecium
noun
(lichenology & mycology) An external layer over the fertile surface of some fungi, formed from extensions of the paraphyses.
epithelium
epithelium
noun
(anatomy) A membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lining of vessels and other small cavities, and externally being the skin.
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.
eriophorum
eumorphous
euomphalid
euomphalid
noun
(zoology) Any extinct gastropod in the family Euomphalidae.
euomphalus
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
euphemized
euphemized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemize
euphemizer
euphemizer
noun
One who, or that which, euphemizes.
euphorbium
euphorbium
noun
An acrid dull yellow or brown resin consisting of the concreted milky juice of several species of Euphorbia, formerly used as a purgative and emetic.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
galumphing
galumphing
verb
(nonce word) Galloping in a triumphant manner
present participle of galumph
gnaphalium
gnaphalium
noun
Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
gunmanship
gunmanship
noun
The art or skill of using a gun.
haematopus
harrumphed
harrumphed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of harrumph
helipterum
hemapodous
hemipodius
hemophilus
himantopus
humorproof
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
humptulips
hypaethrum
hypanthium
hypanthium
noun
(botany) The bowl-shaped part of a flower on which the sepals, petals, and stamens are borne
hypogynium
hyponymous
hyponymous
adj
Synonym of hyponymic
hypopodium
hypopodium
noun
(botany) The basal podium of a foliage leaf
hypoptilum
hypoptilum
noun
(ornithology, rare) An aftershaft.
hypopygium
hypopygium
noun
A modified abdominal segment, in some insects, which supports the copulatory apparatus
hypozeugma
hypozeugma
noun
A zeugma where the word or words on which all of the phrases depend is placed last.
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
jamshedpur
luminophor
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
lymphoduct
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
mesohippus
mouthparts
mouthparts
noun
plural of mouthpart
mouthpiece
mouthpiece
noun
(slang) A lawyer for the defense.
A spokesman; one who speaks on behalf of someone else.
The part of a telephone that is held close to the mouth.
The part of a wind instrument that is held in or against the mouth.
mugwumpish
mugwumpish
adj
(US, politics, slang) Resembling or characteristic of a mugwump.
multigraph
multigraph
noun
(graph theory) A set V (whose elements are called vertices or nodes), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements (called an edge or line) is a cardinality-two multisubset of V.
(graph theory, less commonly) A set V (as before), taken together with a multiset E, each of whose elements is a cardinality-two subset of V.
(historical, printing) A combined rotary typesetting and printing machine for office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a stereotype plate, as in a printing press.
(linguistics) A specific sequence of letters treated as a (phonemic) unit.
verb
(historical, transitive) To print using a multigraph machine.
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
musophobia
musophobia
noun
fear of mice
muspelheim
muttonchop
muttonchop
noun
(by extension, in the plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of sideburns without a beard and sometimes with a moustache (“friendly” muttonchops).
A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
myophorous
nephridium
nephridium
noun
(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.
(biology) A tubular excretory organ in some invertebrates.
nephrodium
neurolymph
neurolymph
noun
(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid
omophagous
omophagous
Adjective
Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food.
osphradium
osphradium
noun
(zoology) The olfactory organ in certain molluscs, linked with the respiration organ. Its main function is to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.
pamphagous
pamphagous
adj
omnivorous; eating all kinds of things
pamphilius
papermouth
papermouth
Noun
A fish, the crappie.
parthenium
parthenium
noun
(botany) Any of the genus Parthenium of flowering plants in the aster family.
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
perihelium
perihelium
noun
(astronomy, obsolete) Synonym of perihelion
phalangium
phlebodium
phlyzacium
phlyzacium
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A large round, red pustule that is succeeded by a hard dark scab.
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
photoalbum
photomural
photomural
noun
A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration.
phyllodium
phyllodium
noun
(botany) A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.
ploughmell
pneumolith
podarthrum
polyphemus
polyphemus
noun
Synonym of polyphemus moth
portsmouth
portsmouth
Proper noun
A city in southern England
A town in Dominica
A city in Iowa
A city in New Hampshire
A city in Ohio
A town in Rhode Island
A city in Virginia
posthumous
posthumous
adj
(originally) Born after the death of one's father.
After the death of someone.
In reference to a work, published after the author's death.
Taking place after one's own death.
prohibitum
prometheus
prometheus
Proper noun
The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
promethium
promethium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
prophyllum
prophyllum
noun
(botany) Alternative form of prophyll
protohuman
protohuman
adj
Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind.
noun
One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens.
pseudhemal
psilothrum
psithurism
psithurism
noun
(obsolete) The sound of rustling leaves or wind in the trees.
pulahanism
pumphandle
pumpkinish
pumpwright
punishment
punishment
noun
(figuratively) Any harsh treatment or experience; rough handling.
A penalty to punish wrongdoing, especially for crime.
A suffering by pain or loss imposed as retribution
The act or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction.
pushmobile
pushmobile
noun
An improvised wheeled vehicle propelled by pushing, used in children's races.
schumpeter
skeuomorph
skeuomorph
noun
A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary.
sphygmuses
splaymouth
splitmouth
stymphalus
stymphalus
Proper noun
a town and district in Arcadia, ancient Greece
sulphamate
sulphamate
noun
(British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of sulfamate
sulphamide
sulphamide
noun
(chemistry) Any of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating sulphuryl chloride with various amines.
sulphamine
sulphamino
sulphimide
sulphimide
noun
Alternative form of sulfimide
sulphoamid
sulphonium
sulphonium
noun
Alternative spelling of sulfonium
sulphoxism
sumphishly
superhuman
superhuman
adj
Beyond what is possible for a human being.
noun
A human being with remarkable abilities or superpowers.
suprahuman
suprahuman
adj
Having powers above and beyond those of a normal human.
symphilous
symphonous
symphylous
thumbpiece
thumbpiece
noun
Part of an object to accommodate a person's thumb, such as on the ornamental handle of a tankard.
thumbprint
thumbprint
noun
A print, mark or impression made by a thumb.
thumpingly
thumpingly
adv
(informal) Extremely.
With thumping noises.
triumphant
triumphant
adj
Celebrating victory.
triumphing
triumphing
noun
A display of triumph.
verb
present participle of triumph
udomograph
umpireship
umpireship
noun
Arbitration.
The post or office of umpire.
unemphatic
unemphatic
adj
Not emphatic
unhampered
unhampered
adj
Not hampered.
unnymphean
unshipment
unshipment
noun
The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped; displacement.
unsympathy
unsympathy
noun
Lack of sympathy.
uprightman
urogomphus
urogomphus
noun
A paired structure, in the larvae and/or pupae of certain coleopterans, which grows out of the tergum of the last body segment and projects beyond the tip.