An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals and plants.
antipsoric
antipsoric
adj
(pharmacology) Effective against the itch.
noun
(medicine) Any remedy for the itch.
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
ascription
ascription
noun
(sociology) The stratification of people according to inborn characteristics (such as race or sex) outside of their control.
The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
bosporanic
campesinos
campesinos
noun
plural of campesino
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
caparisons
caparisons
noun
plural of caparison
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caparison
capistrano
capistrano
Proper noun
The city of San Juan Capistrano, California, known for its cliff swallows.
caponising
caponising
verb
present participle of caponise
capricorns
cassiopean
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.
centipoise
centipoise
noun
A cgs unit of measure of absolute viscosity. (The viscosity of water is one centipoise. The lower the number, the less viscous the material.) Symbol: cP.
champenois
chionaspis
choppiness
choppiness
noun
the state of being choppy
chopunnish
cispontine
cispontine
adj
On this side of the bridge (or bridges).
clinoprism
clinospore
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.
cocaptains
cocaptains
noun
plural of cocaptain
collapsing
collapsing
verb
present participle of collapse
compagnies
companions
companions
noun
plural of companion
comparison
comparison
noun
(grammar) A feature in the morphology or syntax of some languages whereby adjectives and adverbs are inflected to indicate the relative degree of the property they define exhibited by the word or phrase they modify or describe.
(phrenology) The faculty of the reflective group which is supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.
(rhetoric) A simile.
An evaluation of the similarities and differences of one or more things relative to some other or each other.
That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as being equal or like; illustration; similitude.
The act of comparing or the state or process of being compared.
With a negation, the state of being similar or alike.
compassing
compassing
adj
(shipbuilding) curved; bent
noun
(dated) The forming of plots or schemes; machination.
verb
present participle of compass
compassion
compassion
noun
Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
verb
(obsolete) To pity.
complaints
complaints
noun
plural of complaint
composting
composting
verb
present participle of compost
comprising
comprising
verb
present participle of comprise
compulsion
compulsion
noun
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
compursion
compursion
noun
(rare) A pursing, as of the lips.
conceptism
conceptism
noun
Alternative form of conceptismo
conopholis
conoscopic
conoscopic
adj
(optics) Relating to, or produced by conoscopy
conscripts
conscripts
noun
plural of conscript
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conscript
conspecies
conspecies
noun
(zoology) A subspecies or variety.
conspiracy
conspiracy
noun
(by ellipsis) A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(law) An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
(linguistics) A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
A group of lemurs.
A group of ravens.
The act of two or more persons, called conspirators, working secretly to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations.
verb
(rare, proscribed) To conspire.
conspirant
conspirant
adj
(obsolete) that conspires
noun
conspirator
conspirers
conspirers
noun
plural of conspirer
conspiring
conspiring
noun
conspiracy
verb
present participle of conspire
constipate
constipate
verb
(obsolete) To pack or crowd together.
(transitive) To cause constipation in.
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
conuropsis
copernicus
copperskin
coprisoner
coprisoner
noun
A fellow prisoner.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
crispation
crispation
noun
(archaic) A slight twitch of a muscle.
(archaic) The act or process of curling, or the state of being curled.
crosspoint
crosspoint
noun
The point at which two things (especially electrical wires) cross.
croupiness
croupiness
noun
The state or quality of being croupy.
cupidinous
cupidinous
adj
Characterized by or related to cupidity (greed, desire for wealth).
cyanospiza
cynipidous
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
deceptions
deceptions
noun
plural of deception
depictions
depictions
noun
plural of depiction
dispondaic
dispondaic
adj
Of or relating to dispondees.
docentship
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
ellipsonic
encopresis
encopresis
noun
(medicine) fecal incontinence in children
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).
endoscopic
endoscopic
adj
Of, or relating to endoscopy or an endoscope.
endosporic
endosporic
adj
related to, or characgerized by, endospory
episcopant
episcopant
noun
(Christianity, obsolete) A bishop.
escaloping
exceptions
exceptions
noun
plural of exception
harpsichon
harpsichon
noun
Obsolete form of harpsichord.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hypersonic
hypersonic
adj
(of a speed, aeronautics) Far enough above the speed of sound as to cause significant differences in behaviour due to chemical reactions or dissociation of the air.
(of a speed, aviation) Equal to, or greater than, or capable of achieving, five times the speed of sound.
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
iconoplast
iconoplast
noun
One who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them.
iconoscope
iconoscope
noun
an early television camera having a mosaic of photoactive cells
impotences
impotences
noun
plural of impotence
inceptions
inceptions
noun
plural of inception
incomposed
incomposed
adj
(obsolete) disordered; disturbed
incorpsing
incorpsing
verb
present participle of incorpse
inspection
inspection
noun
An organization that checks that certain laws or rules are obeyed.
The act of examining something, often closely.
inspectors
inspectors
noun
plural of inspector
introscope
introspect
introspect
verb
(intransitive) To engage in introspection.
(transitive) To look into.
(transitive, programming) To examine by means of type introspection.
isentropic
isentropic
adj
(thermodynamics, of process) Having a constant entropy
kinescoped
kinescoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of kinescope
kinescopes
kinescopes
noun
plural of kinescope
menopausic
micropenis
micropenis
noun
(medicine) An unusually small penis.
miscopying
miscopying
verb
present participle of miscopy
misocapnic
misocapnic
adj
(rare) Disliking smoking and tobacco smoke.
monophasic
monophasic
adj
having a single phase
of, related to or affected with monophasia
necropolis
necropolis
noun
(archaeology) An ancient site used for burying the dead, particularly if consisting of elaborate grave monuments.
(chiefly historical, also figuratively) A cemetery; especially a large one in or near a city.
necropsied
necropsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of necropsy
necropsies
necropsies
noun
plural of necropsy
neoplastic
neoplastic
adj
of or relating to a neoplasm, neoplastics, neoplasty or neoplasia
nepotistic
nepotistic
adj
Of or pertaining to nepotism; favoring relatives because of their relationship rather than their abilities.
nonaphasic
nonaseptic
nonaseptic
adj
Not aseptic.
nonplastic
nonplastic
noun
A material that is not a plastic.
nonprosaic
nonpsychic
nonpsychic
adj
Not psychic.
noun
One who is not a psychic.
nonskeptic
nonskeptic
noun
One who is not a skeptic.
nonspecial
nonspecial
Adjective
Not special.
nonspheric
nonstyptic
nosopoetic
nosopoetic
adj
Producing disease.
noviceship
noviceship
noun
The state or position of being a novice.
nuncioship
nuncioship
noun
The role or status of nuncio.
opalescing
opalescing
verb
present participle of opalesce
opinicuses
opulencies
opulencies
noun
plural of opulency
orniscopic
pancosmism
pancosmism
noun
(philosophy) The belief that nothing exists except the physical and temporal universe. [from 19th c.]
pancosmist
pancosmist
noun
A believer in pancosmism.
panglossic
paranoiacs
paranoiacs
noun
plural of paranoiac
parsonical
parsonical
adj
parsonic
perculsion
percussion
percussion
noun
(countable) The collision of two bodies in order to produce a sound.
(countable) The detonation of a percussion cap in a firearm.
(countable) The sound so produced.
(engineering) The repeated striking of an object to break or shape it, as in percussion drilling.
(medicine) The tapping of the body as an aid to medical diagnosis.
(music) The section of an orchestra or band containing percussion instruments; such instruments considered as a group; in bands, may be separate from drum kits.
(palmistry) The outer side of the hand.
pernicious
pernicious
adj
(obsolete) swift; celeritous.
Causing death or injury; deadly.
Causing much harm in a subtle way.
phenicious
phosphinic
phosphinic
adj
Of or pertaining to phosphinic acid or its derivatives
phosphonic
phosphonic
adj
Of or pertaining to phosphonic acid or its derivatives.
picosecond
picosecond
noun
(metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10⁻¹² seconds. Symbol: ps
pincushion
pincushion
noun
(figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
(sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
The coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.
The dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
The pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
The pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
verb
(intransitive) To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.
(transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
pinicolous
pitchstone
pitchstone
noun
(geology) a natural glass, rich in microscopic crystallites, formed by the rapid cooling of lava or magma
planiscope
plasmochin
pleonastic
pleonastic
adj
(grammar) Redundant.
(linguistics) Characterised by the use of redundant words or an excessive number of words.
(not comparable) Of, or relating to pleonasm.
pleustonic
pleustonic
adj
Relating to the pleuston.
poachiness
poachiness
noun
The state of being poachy or marshy.
poeticness
poeticness
noun
The state or quality of being poetic.
poincianas
poincianas
noun
plural of poinciana
polyneices
ponticulus
ponticulus
noun
(anatomy) a ridge of cartilage on the eminentia conchae of the ear
pontifices
pontifices
noun
plural of pontifex
porcelains
porcelains
noun
plural of porcelain
porcupines
porcupines
noun
plural of porcupine
precession
precession
noun
(astronomy, uncountable) The slow gyration of the earth's axis around the pole of the ecliptic, caused mainly by the gravitational torque of the sun and moon.
(physics, countable) The wobbling motion of the axis of a spinning body when there is an external force acting on the axis.
(uncountable) Precedence.
Any of several slow changes in an astronomical body's rotational or orbital parameters.
precisions
precisions
noun
plural of precision
preclosing
preclosing
Adjective
Before closure.
preclusion
preclusion
noun
(countable) The act of precluding.
(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.
preconsign
preconsign
verb
(transitive) To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.
prescoring
prescoring
verb
present participle of prescore
princedoms
princedoms
noun
plural of princedom
processing
processing
noun
The act of retrieving, storing, classifying, manipulating, transmitting etc. data, especially via computer techniques.
The act of taking something through a set of prescribed procedures.
The action of the verb to process.
verb
present participle of process
procession
procession
noun
(cricket) The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
(ecclesiastical, obsolete, in the plural) Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
The act of progressing or proceeding.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a procession.
(transitive, dated) To honour with a procession.
(transitive, law, US, North Carolina, Tennessee) To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands).
prognostic
prognostic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by prognosis or prediction.
noun
(rare, medicine) prognosis
A prediction of the future.
A sign by which a future event may be known or foretold.
One who predicts the future.
prolicense
proscenium
proscenium
noun
(in a modern theater) The stage area between the curtain and the orchestra.
(in an ancient theater) The row of columns at the front the scene building, at first directly behind the circular orchestra but later upon a stage.
(in an ancient theater) The stage area immediately in front of the scene building.