(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.
beshouting
beshouting
verb
present participle of beshout
besoothing
besoothing
verb
present participle of besoothe
billionths
billionths
noun
plural of billionth
birthstone
birthstone
noun
Any of a similar list of less costly substitutes.
Any of twelve gemstones traditionally associated with the month of one's birth.
bishopling
bishopling
noun
A little or petty bishop.
bisphenoid
boehmenism
boehmenist
boethusian
bonefishes
bonefishes
noun
plural of bonefish
boneshaker
boneshaker
noun
A velocipede (the bicycle of the late 1860s).
Something jolty.
boschneger
botchiness
botchiness
noun
The state of being botchy
bounderish
bounderish
adj
Pertaining to or having the characteristics of a bounder; loutish; boorish.
boyishness
boyishness
noun
The quality of being boyish.
brehonship
brinehouse
bronchitis
bronchitis
noun
(countable) An occurrence of, a case (patient) of, or a type of bronchitis.
(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.
broomshank
brotherson
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
buckhounds
buckhounds
noun
plural of buckhound
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
bunkhouses
bunkhouses
noun
plural of bunkhouse
buttonbush
buttonbush
noun
(US) Cephalanthus occidentalis, the common buttonbush
Any of the genus Cephalanthus of flowering plants in the madder family.
Any of the genus Conocarpus of two species of tropical flowering plants; a mangrove.
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
censorship
censorship
noun
(historical) The role of the censor (magistrate) in Ancient Rome.
The use of state or group power to control freedom of expression or press, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated.
cetorhinus
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.
checkstone
cheekbones
cheekbones
noun
plural of cheekbone
chernovtsy
chersonese
chersonese
noun
(geography, uncommon) A peninsula.
chervonets
chervonets
noun
Any of several former currencies of Russia: applied to various foreign gold coins prior to the reign of Peter I of Russia, then to a Russian gold coin of 1701-1757, and finally to a 1922 currency of the Soviet Union.
chervontsi
chesterton
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chickstone
chilomonas
chionaspis
chironomus
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
chockstone
chockstone
noun
(climbing) A metal wedge or nut, threaded on a wire, used in rock climbing for protection by wedging it into a crack in the rock.
A stone, ranging in size from a boulder to a pebble, which has become wedged in a vertical fissure or cleft.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
cholestene
cholestene
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a group of derivatives of cholestanes that have a double bond
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondrosin
chondrosin
noun
(biochemistry) A disaccharide, composed of glucuronic acid and galactosamine, present in the chondroitins
chondrosis
chondrosis
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous tumor
Synonym of chondrogenesis
chondrules
chondrules
noun
plural of chondrule
choosiness
choosiness
noun
the state of being choosy
choosingly
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chopunnish
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
chorussing
chosunilbo
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
chronicles
chronicles
noun
plural of chronicle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chronicle
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chuckstone
chuckstone
Noun
A chuck; a pebble.
chunderous
chunderous
adj
(Australia, slang) sickening; nauseating
cinchonise
cinchonise
verb
Alternative form of cinchonize
cinchonism
cinchonism
noun
A pathological condition in humans caused by an overdose of quinine or its natural source, cinchona bark.
clonorchis
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
clothesmen
clothesmen
noun
plural of clothesman
clothespin
clothespin
noun
A clip or fastener used to secure garments to a clothesline while drying, and sometimes for other applications requiring holding or pinching.
verb
(transitive) To affix with a clothespin.
clownishly
clownishly
adv
In a clownish, undignified, or foolish manner; absurdly, ridiculously.