(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
adhesional
adhesional
adj
Relating to adhesion.
admonished
admonished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of admonish
admonisher
admonisher
noun
One who admonishes.
admonishes
admonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of admonish
allophones
allophones
noun
plural of allophone
alongships
alongshore
alongshore
adv
At or along a shore or coast.
alpenhorns
alpenhorns
noun
plural of alpenhorn
alphonsine
alphonsism
ammonitish
amphinomus
amphipnous
anabathmos
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anarthrous
anarthrous
adj
(biology, of a limb) Not having joints.
(biology, of an organism) Not having legs, wings, or other limbs.
(linguistics) Not having a determiner.
(linguistics) Not having an article (especially of Greek nouns).
Nouns indicating status often appear in anarthrous noun phrases, ie, as bare nouns.
anastrophe
anastrophe
noun
(rhetoric) Unusual word order, often involving an inversion of the usual pattern of the sentence.
anastrophy
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anguishous
anguishous
adj
(obsolete) Full of anguish.
anhidrosis
anhidrosis
noun
(medicine) The reduced ability or inability to sweat.
anhydrosis
anhydrosis
noun
Misspelling of anhidrosis.
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthelions
anthoceros
antholysis
anthonomus
anthotaxis
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
antichorus
antiheroes
antiheroes
noun
plural of antihero
antilochus
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
antisiphon
antisiphon
adj
Preventing the siphoning of fluid.
antrophose
aphorising
aphorising
verb
present participle of aphorise
apophonies
apophonies
noun
plural of apophony
apothesine
apsinthion
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
arsenhemol
arsenophen
arthroncus
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asiphonate
asiphonate
adj
(zoology) Lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
noun
(zoology) Any mollusk lacking a siphon or breathing tube.
asthenopia
asthenopia
noun
An ophthalmological condition that manifests itself through nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue, red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, headache and occasional double vision.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astonished
astonished
adj
Amazed; surprised.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of astonish
astonisher
astonisher
noun
(journalism) A headline or lead (introductory paragraph) designed to capture attention through a surprising statement.
(typography, journalism, chiefly US) A short line of smaller type above (or sometimes below) the main headline of an article, usually placed flush-left.
(typography, printing, computing, chiefly US) An exclamation mark, the punctuation mark “!”.
Someone who astonishes.
Something that astonishes; an astonishing thing or event.
astonishes
astonishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astonish
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
asyntrophy
babylonish
babylonish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia.
Pertaining to the Babylon of Revelation xiv. 8.
Pertaining to Rome and papal power.
Confused; Babel-like.
balloonish
balloonish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a balloon.
boethusian
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
broomshank
cacoenthes
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
chalcosine
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalonnais
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champenois
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chilomonas
chionaspis
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
christiano
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornstarch
cornstarch
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
cyanophose
dachshound
dachshound
noun
Archaic form of dachshund.
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
decathlons
decathlons
noun
plural of decathlon
diaphanous
diaphanous
adj
(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.
Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.
Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphonies
diaphonies
noun
plural of diaphony
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
dobzhansky
doryanthes
dositheans
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
encephalos
encephalos
noun
(obsolete, anatomy) The encephalon.
encroaches
encroaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encroach
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endorachis
epiphanous
epiphanous
adj
Being or relating to an epiphany.
erymanthos
erymanthos
Proper noun
A mountain in the southcentral part of the Achaia prefecture in southwestern Greece
A river in the southwestern Peloponnese in southwestern Greece, it flows into the Achaia and the Ilia prefectures
esonarthex
esonarthex
noun
An inner narthex (in a church).
esophagean
esophagean
adj
(archaic) Pertaining to a oesophagus; esophageal.
ethiopians
ethmonasal
ethmonasal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones
exhaustion
exhaustion
noun
(dated, chemistry) The removal (by percolation etc) of an active medicinal constituent from plant material.
(dated, physics) The removal of all air from a vessel (the creation of a vacuum).
(mathematics) An exhaustive procedure
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
The point of complete depletion, of the state of being used up.
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farnsworth
fashioners
fashioners
noun
plural of fashioner
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fashionist
fashionist
noun
(archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion.
fashionize
fashionize
verb
(transitive) To make fashionable; to bring into the realm of fashion.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
frankhouse
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
gnathobase
gnathobase
noun
(invertebrate zoology) A lower appendage of many arthropods, used to macerate food items.
gnathonism
golschmann
gonorrheas
gonorrheas
noun
plural of gonorrhea
greasehorn
hadjipanos
haematosin
haematosin
noun
(biochemistry) hematin
haemolysin
haemolysin
noun
Alternative spelling of hemolysin
haemonchus
hagarstown
hagerstown
hagerstown
Proper noun
A city in and county seat of located in the west-central part of the American state of Maryland.
A town in in the American state of Indiana.
hailstoned
hailstones
hailstones
noun
plural of hailstone
hainesport
halloweens
halogenous
halogenous
adj
(chemistry) Of a compound: containing a halogen as part of the molecule.
handersome
handiworks
handiworks
noun
plural of handiwork
handsmooth
handsomely
handsomely
adv
(nautical) Carefully; in shipshape style; without undue haste.
Generously (especially with regards money).
Impressively, thoroughly; vigorously.
In a handsome or attractive manner.
handsomest
handsomest
adj
superlative form of handsome: most handsome
handstroke
handstroke
noun
(bellringing) The pull on the sally that swings the bell through a full circle