(zoology) Any of the genus Amphiuma of aquatic salamanders.
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampongue
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
ampulate
ampullae
ampullae
noun
plural of ampulla
ampullar
ampullar
adj
Resembling an ampulla.
amputate
amputate
verb
(obsolete) To cut off, to prune. [17th–18th c.]
To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
apocynum
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
appaumee
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apurimac
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autompne
beplumed
beplumed
adj
Decked with feathers.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bipalium
buckjump
buckjump
verb
(Australia) Of a horse, to jump upwards with arched back and head down in an attempt to throw its rider.
(Australia) To take part in a buckjumping competition.
bumpered
bumpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bumper
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
campagus
campanus
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
campuses
campuses
noun
plural of campus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campus
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsumin
caputium
chemulpo
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.
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.
clumpier
clumpier
adj
comparative form of clumpy: more clumpy
clumping
clumping
noun
A clump or cluster.
The sound of walking with heavy footfalls.
verb
present participle of clump
clumpish
clumpish
adj
Heavy and awkward; clumpy.
Tending to form clumps.
compitum
compound
compound
adj
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
compulse
compulse
verb
To behave in a compulsive manner.
To force, constrain, or obligate.
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
compupil
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
computer
computer
noun
(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
computes
computes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compute
computus
computus
noun
(historical) A book of tables for calculating dates of astronomical events and moveable feasts.
The calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
creamcup
creamcup
noun
Alternative form of creamcups
crumpets
crumpets
noun
plural of crumpet
crumping
crumping
verb
present participle of crump
crumpled
crumpled
adj
Squeezed into a compact mass by irregular folds.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crumple
crumpler
crumpler
noun
Someone or something that crumples.
crumples
crumples
noun
plural of crumple
crumpton
cupmaker
cupmaker
noun
someone who makes cups
dapedium
decipium
decipium
noun
(obsolete) Proposed name for a chemical element isolated from samarskite, later found to be a mixture of samarium and other rare earth elements.
deplumed
deplumed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplume
deplumes
deplumes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplume
displume
displume
verb
To deprive of feathers or plumes.
To strip of an award.
disporum
drupetum
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
dumpcart
dumpcart
noun
A cart, often two-wheeled, that can be tilted to empty its contents.
dumpfile
dumpiest
dumpiest
adj
superlative form of dumpy: most dumpy
dumpings
dumpings
noun
plural of dumping
dumpling
dumpling
noun
(cooking) A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
(endearing) A term of endearment.
(mildly vulgar) A piece of excrement.
By restriction, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
empetrum
emplunge
emplunge
verb
Alternative form of implunge
empodium
empodium
noun
(zoology) A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera
emporium
emporium
noun
(also figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
(also figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
(by extension, obsolete) The brain.
(historical) A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
empurple
empurple
verb
Of writing, to make overly flowery or showy; to embellish unduly.
To enrage or anger, referring to making the face purple or red with blood.
To make purple.
empuzzle
empuzzle
verb
(archaic) To puzzle.
empyreum
endrumpf
ephebeum
ephebeum
noun
A hall, in an ancient Greek palaestra, used for gymnastic exercise
epigynum
epigynum
noun
Synonym of epigyne
epimacus
epimerum
eponymus
erumpent
erumpent
adj
That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth.
eumolpus
eumolpus
Proper noun
The son of Poseidon and Chione, who became one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the founders of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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.
europium
europium
noun
A metallic chemical element (symbol Eu) with an atomic number of 63.
exemplum
exemplum
noun
A story demonstrating a moral point; a parable.
An example.
expansum
flumping
flumping
verb
present participle of flump
frumpery
frumpery
noun
Frumpish appearance or behaviour.
frumpier
frumpier
adj
comparative form of frumpy: more frumpy
frumpily
frumpily
adv
In a frumpy manner.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
frumpled
frumpled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frumple
galumphs
galumphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph
gazumped
gazumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gazump
gazumper
gazumper
noun
One who gazumps.
glumpier
glumpily
glumpily
adv
In a glumpy manner.
glumpish
glumpish
adj
(dialect, dated) grumpy; sullen; gloomy
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpier
grumpier
adj
comparative form of grumpy: more grumpy
grumpily
grumpily
adv
In a grumpy manner; in a cranky manner.
grumping
grumping
verb
present participle of grump
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
gumdrops
gumdrops
noun
plural of gumdrop
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gumption
gumption
noun
(Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
gypsumed
harrumph
harrumph
intj
Alternative spelling of harumph
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
hempbush
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.
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.
hypogeum
hypogeum
noun
An underground room or cavern (also used figuratively).
imperium
imperium
noun
Supreme power; dominion.
The right to command the force of the state; sovereignty.
implumed
implumed
adj
(archaic) not plumed; without plumes or feathers
implunge
implunge
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To plunge (something into something else).
impluvia
imporous
imporous
adj
Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.
imposure
imposure
noun
(rare) The act of imposing.
impounds
impounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound
impudent
impudent
adj
Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.
impugned
impugned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impugn
impugner
impugner
noun
One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
impulsed
impulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impulse
impulses
impulses
noun
plural of impulse
impulsor
impulsor
noun
One who or that which impels; an inciter, an instigator.
impunely
impunity
impunity
noun
(countable, law) Exemption from punishment.
(uncountable) Freedom from punishment or retribution; security from any reprisal or injurious consequences of an action, behaviour etc.
impurely
impurely
adv
In an impure manner.
impurify
impurify
Verb
To make impure.
impurity
impurity
noun
A component or additive that renders something else impure.
A state of immorality or sin; especially the weakness of the flesh: inchastity.
The condition of being impure; because of contamination, pollution, adulteration or insufficient purification.