(obsolete, transitive) To take up; to elevate; to assume.
baptism
baptism
noun
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
bestamp
bspharm
campers
campers
noun
plural of camper
compass
compass
adv
(obsolete) In a circuit; round about.
noun
(archaic) Scope.
(music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
(obsolete) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
(obsolete) A space within limits; an area.
(obsolete) An enclosing limit; a boundary, a circumference.
(obsolete) Range, reach.
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
verb
(dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
(dated) To plot; to scheme (against someone).
To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
compsoa
copalms
copalms
noun
plural of copalm
dampens
dampens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dampen
dampers
dampers
noun
plural of damper
dampest
dampest
adj
superlative form of damp: most damp
dampish
dampish
adj
(obsolete) Characterised by noxious vapours; misty, smoky.
Moderately damp or moist.
decamps
decamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decamp
diapasm
diapasm
noun
(obsolete) powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and strung together
discamp
discamp
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To drive away from a camp.
empales
empales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empale
empasma
empasma
noun
Alternative form of empasm
emphase
empresa
empusae
empusae
noun
plural of empusa
encamps
encamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encamp
enstamp
enstamp
verb
(transitive) To stamp or mark; to impress deeply.
fapesmo
gazumps
gazumps
noun
plural of gazump
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gazump
grampus
grampus
noun
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
hampers
hampers
noun
plural of hamper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamper
huskamp
impacts
impacts
noun
plural of impact
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impact
impages
impairs
impairs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impair
impalas
impalas
noun
plural of impala
impales
impales
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impale
impalsy
impalsy
verb
(transitive) To strike with palsy; to paralyze; to deaden.
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
imparts
imparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impart
impasse
impasse
noun
(figurative) A deadlock or stalemate situation in which no progress can be made.
A road with no exit; a cul-de-sac.
impaste
impaste
verb
(art) To lay colours thickly on canvas by the impasto technique.
(transitive, archaic) To knead; to make into paste; to concrete.
impasto
impasto
noun
(painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that physically extend from the surface of a painting.
verb
(painting) To paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style.
impawns
impawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impawn
imposal
imposal
noun
The act of imposing; imposition.
imprasa
impresa
impresa
noun
(heraldry) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
instamp
instamp
verb
Alternative form of enstamp
inswamp
lampads
lampads
noun
plural of lampad
lampers
lampers
noun
Alternative form of lampas
lampist
lepisma
lipomas
lipomas
noun
plural of lipoma
madcaps
madcaps
noun
plural of madcap
madship
magilps
magilps
noun
plural of magilp
magpies
magpies
noun
plural of magpie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of magpie
makeups
makeups
noun
plural of makeup
malpais
malpais
noun
(geology) Land akin to badlands, but having volcaniclastic rather than sedimentary rocks.
(geology) Land having an underlayer of basaltic lava and little or no soil.
manship
manship
noun
(archaic) honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
(archaic) human condition
(archaic) manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
(archaic) position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness
The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
mappers
mappers
noun
plural of mapper
mappist
mappist
noun
(archaic) cartographer
mapwise
mapwise
adv
In terms of a map.
In the manner of a map.
markups
markups
noun
plural of markup
mashpee
mashpee
Proper noun
A town in Massachusetts.
maspero
mayapis
mayhaps
mayhaps
adv
maybe, perhaps, possibly, perchance
maypops
maypops
noun
plural of maypop
metepas
midspan
midspan
noun
(engineering) In structural engineering, the point on a flexural member (typically a beam, girder, or spandrel panel) that is equidistant from the two end supports.
millsap
mishaps
mishaps
noun
plural of mishap
mispage
mispage
verb
(transitive) To paginate incorrectly.
mispaid
mispaid
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispay
mispart
mispart
verb
To miscast for a role.
To part or divide badly.
misplan
misplan
noun
(rare) A poorly made or inappropriate plan.
verb
(transitive) To plan badly or incorrectly.
misplay
misplay
noun
A wrong play.
verb
(transitive) To play incorrectly or poorly.
mobcaps
mobcaps
noun
plural of mobcap
mudcaps
mudcaps
noun
plural of mudcap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mudcap
myopias
myopias
noun
plural of myopia
napalms
napalms
noun
plural of napalm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of napalm
nasaump
oompahs
oompahs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of oompah
ooplasm
ooplasm
noun
The cytoplasm of an egg or ovum
paestum
paestum
Proper noun
(the site of) a Graeco-Roman city on the coast of present-day Campania
pajamas
pajamas
noun
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
palmers
palmers
noun
plural of palmer
palmist
palmist
noun
A fortuneteller who uses palmistry.
pampers
pampers
noun
(informal) A diaper or nappy (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent).
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pamper
panamas
panamas
noun
plural of panama
paramos
paramos
noun
plural of paramo
paramus
parmese
parmese
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the city or province of Parma, in Italy.
parsism
parsism
Noun
The Parsi sect of Zoroastrianism
passman
passman
noun
(Britain) One who passes a university degree, but without honours.
pastime
pastime
noun
Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) to sport; to amuse oneself
paulism
paynims
paynims
noun
plural of paynim
peaiism
petasma
petsamo
phaeism
phaeism
noun
A relatively mild form of melanism.
phascum
phasemy
phasmid
phasmid
noun
(entomology) Any insect of the order Phasmida: a leaf insect or walking stick (stick insect).
(nematology) Either of the two caudal chemoreceptors in some nematodes.
A phagemid.
phrasem
pianism
pianism
noun
(music) One's way of playing the piano
pitmans
plasmas
plasmas
noun
plural of plasma
plasmic
plasmic
adj
Of or pertaining to plasma.
plasmid
plasmid
noun
(cytology) A loop of double-stranded DNA that is separate from and replicates independently of the chromosomes, most commonly found in bacteria, but also in archaeans and eukaryotic cells, and used in genetic engineering as a vector for gene transfer.
plasmin
plasmin
noun
(biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that dissolves the fibrin in blood clots.
plasmon
plasmon
noun
(genetics) All the genetic material in an organism.
(physics, astronomy) The quantum of waves produced by the collective effects of large numbers of electrons when disturbed from equilibrium.
plasome
plasome
noun
(archaic) A hypothetical unit of protoplasm; the smallest possible particle of protoplasm, further division of which would destroy its structure and necessitate chemical change.
pneumas
pomaces
pomaces
noun
plural of pomace
pomades
pomades
noun
plural of pomade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pomade
poromas
poromas
noun
plural of poroma
postman
postman
noun
(chiefly Britain) someone who delivers the post (mail) to, and/or collects the post from, residential or commercial addresses, or from public mailboxes.
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions, so called from the place where he sits, the other of the two being the tubman.
potsdam
potsdam
Proper noun
A city close to Berlin, Germany, and capital of Brandenburg region
preamps
preamps
noun
plural of preamp
prearms
prearms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prearm
prismal
prismal
adj
Relating to a prism; prismatic.
promats
prosoma
prosoma
noun
(zoology) The front segment of a body which is divided into two or more segments, especially the cephalothorax of an arachnid or crustacean.
psalmed
psalmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of psalm
psalmic
psalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to psalms or psalmody
psammon
psammon
noun
(ecology) The community of organisms living in the sandy, moist habitat along a shoreline.
pyemias
pyemias
noun
plural of pyemia
pyjamas
pyjamas
noun
Britain standard spelling of pajamas (clothes for sleeping in).
Britain standard spelling of pajamas (loose trousers worn by men and women in South Asia).
pyramus
pyramus
Proper noun
a Babylonian lover in the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe
rampish
restamp
restamp
verb
(transitive) To stamp again.
revamps
revamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of revamp
sampans
sampans
noun
plural of sampan
sampled
sampled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sample
sampler
sampler
noun
(music) A digital device that records or merges together samples of recordings.
A device that takes samples.
A piece of needlework embroidered with a variety of designs.
A representative selection of a larger group.
Someone whose job is to take samples.
samples
samples
noun
plural of sample
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sample
sampson
sampson
Proper noun
Samson
name of biblical origin.
scamped
scamped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of scamp
scamper
scamper
noun
A quick, light run.
One who skimps or does slipshod work.
verb
(intransitive) To run quickly and lightly, especially in a playful or undignified manner.