(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
anableps
anableps
noun
Any of the genus Anableps of "four-eyed" fishes (having eyes raised above the top of the head and divided into two parts) found in brackish waters in northern South America and Trinidad.
analepsy
analepsy
noun
(medicine) analepsis
anapaest
anapaest
noun
(UK) Alternative form of anapest
anapests
anapests
noun
plural of anapest
anaphase
anaphase
noun
(cytology) The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate; the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.
anaplasm
anapolis
anapsida
anaspida
anisopia
anisopod
anoopsia
anoopsia
noun
(medicine) A condition in which one eye gazes upward while the other looks straight ahead.
anopsias
anopsias
noun
plural of anopsia
anoscope
anoscope
noun
The instrument used in anoscopy.
anoscopy
anoscopy
noun
(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antepast
antepast
noun
A foretaste.
antipass
antiphas
antiphus
antiship
antiship
adj
(fandom slang) Pertaining to the activities of antishippers
(military) Designed to attack a naval ship.
verb
(fandom slang) To participate in the activities of anti-shippers
antislip
antislip
adj
Preventing slipping.
apanages
apanages
noun
plural of apanage
apastron
apastron
noun
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
aphonias
aphonias
noun
plural of aphonia
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolysin
apparens
appoints
appoints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint
apposing
apposing
verb
present participle of appose
apprense
asapurna
asclepin
asclepin
Noun
A particular steroid glycoside.
ashippun
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
aspirant
aspirant
adj
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
noun
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
aspirins
aspirins
noun
plural of aspirin
atpoints
atropins
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
axonopus
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
balanops
bandpass
bandpass
adj
Alternative spelling of band-pass
noun
A bandpass filter
bandstop
bandstop
adj
Alternative spelling of band-stop
barspoon
baypines
bepaints
bepaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bepaint
bespoken
bespoken
adj
(obsolete) betrothed or engaged to be married (compare with: spoken for)
verb
past participle of bespeak
bespreng
besprent
besprent
adj
(archaic) besprinkled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besprenge
bespring
biplanes
biplanes
noun
plural of biplane
bondship
bonspell
bonspell
noun
Alternative form of bonspiel
bonspiel
bonspiel
noun
A tournament in the sport of curling.
bosporan
brontops
bullpens
bullpens
noun
plural of bullpen
bumpkins
bumpkins
noun
plural of bumpkin
campanus
campinas
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
campions
campions
noun
plural of campion
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
canopies
canopies
noun
plural of canopy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canopy
cantraps
cantraps
noun
plural of cantrap
cantrips
cantrips
noun
plural of cantrip
capaneus
capelans
capelans
noun
plural of capelan
capelins
capelins
noun
plural of capelin
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
caponise
caponise
verb
Alternative form of caponize
cappings
cappings
noun
plural of capping
capsicin
capsicin
noun
Alternative form of capsaicin
capstans
capstans
noun
plural of capstan
capstone
capstone
noun
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
verb
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
capsumin
captains
captains
noun
plural of captain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captain
captions
captions
noun
plural of caption
capuanus
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
carpinus
caupones
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
chnuphis
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
ciniphes
cipolins
cipolins
noun
plural of cipolin
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clapnest
clapnest
noun
A form of clap net used to capture ground-nesting birds
clasping
clasping
noun
The act by which something is clasped.
verb
present participle of clasp
claypans
claypans
noun
plural of claypan
cleanups
cleanups
noun
plural of cleanup
clepsine
cocopans
cocopans
noun
plural of cocopan
compends
compends
noun
plural of compend
compense
compense
verb
(obsolete) To compensate.
complins
complins
noun
plural of complin
concepts
concepts
noun
plural of concept
conspect
consperg
conspire
conspire
verb
(intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results.
(transitive) To work together to bring about.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
copesman
coprinus
corpsman
corpsman
noun
(US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman.
(deprecated, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
(medicine, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
corpsmen
corpsmen
noun
plural of corpsman
crampons
crampons
noun
plural of crampon
crispens
crispens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crispen
crispine
crisping
crisping
noun
(archaic) A process of curling or forming into ringlets.
(topology) A crisp, clearly-defined object that exists within a more vaguely defined object.
verb
present participle of crisp
crispins
cropshin
cuppings
cuppings
noun
plural of cupping
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
cyprians
cyprinus
dalapons
dampings
dampings
noun
plural of damping
dampness
dampness
noun
Moderate humidity; moisture; moistness; the state or quality of being damp.
The degree to which something is damp or moist.
daphnias
daphnias
noun
plural of daphnia
dapsones
dapsones
noun
plural of dapsone
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
deadpans
deadpans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deadpan
deanship
deanship
noun
The position or role of a dean.
deepness
deepness
noun
The state or quality of being deep (either physically or metaphorically)
denpasar
denpasar
Proper noun
The capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia.
depaints
depaints
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depaint
deplanes
deplanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
despoena
despoina
desponds
desponds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despond
diapason
diapason
noun
(by extension, literary) The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument.
(music) A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.