(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
alongships
alphonsine
alphonsism
ammonitish
amphinomus
amphipnous
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorwise
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
antholysis
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.
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.
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
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
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.
brownshirt
brownshirt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Brownshirt
buffoonish
buffoonish
adj
Characteristic of a buffoon.
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
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
chalonnais
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
champenois
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chervontsi
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chickstone
chilomonas
chionaspis
chironomus
chlorinous
chlorinous
adj
Containing chlorine.
choiceness
choiceness
noun
The condition of being choice
chondrites
chondrites
noun
plural of chondrite
chondritis
chondritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the cartilage
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
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
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
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.
cockneyish
cockneyish
Adjective
Characteristic of, or resembling, Cockneys.
cockshying
cockshying
verb
present participle of cockshy
codfishing
conopholis
conorhinus
consulship
consulship
Noun
The office of a consul, in its various senses.
The term of office of a consul.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornishmen
countryish
countryish
adj
(music) Having characteristics of country music
cousinhood
cousinhood
noun
(uncountable) Cousins, or persons related by blood, collectively.
Relationship as of cousins.
The state or quality of being a cousin.
cousinship
cousinship
noun
The state of being cousins, or the relationship that exists among cousins.
couthiness
couthiness
noun
(Scotland) The quality of being couthie.
cowishness
coyishness
coyishness
noun
The quality of being coyish.
criosphinx
criosphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a ram.
cushioning
cushioning
verb
present participle of cushion
deaconship
deaconship
noun
The position or role of a deacon.
decohesion
decohesion
noun
A loss of cohesion
deiphontes
devonshire
devonshire
Proper noun
The former (pre-1974) name for the county of Devon, England.
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
dichronous
dinophilus
dinotheres
dinotheres
noun
plural of dinothere
diophantus
diophantus
Proper noun
A Greek mathematician who first developed algebra
diosphenol
diosphenol
noun
(chemistry) any of a class of cyclic α-diketones which exist as enols
diphosgene
diphosgene
noun
(organic chemistry) The highly chlorinated ester trichloromethyl chloroformate that is used in organic synthesis, and was once used as a military poison
diphthongs
diphthongs
noun
plural of diphthong
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
disharmony
disharmony
noun
The absence of harmony or concordance.
disherison
disherison
noun
The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance.
dishmonger
dishonesty
dishonesty
noun
(countable) An act which is fraudulent or otherwise dishonest.
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
(uncountable, obsolete) Shamefulness, disgrace.
dishonored
dishonored
adj
Disgraced, defiled, treated with dishonor.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dishonor
dishonorer
dishonorer
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of dishonourer
disphenoid
disphenoid
adj
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a crystal form bounded by eight scalene triangles arranged in pairs, constituting a tetragonal scalenohedron.
(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to a wedge-shaped crystal form of the tetragonal or orthorhombic system.
noun
(geometry) A non-regular tetrahedron whose four faces are congruent acute-angled triangles.
dissoconch
dissoconch
noun
(biology) The shell of a bivalve mollusk veliger
disthroned
disthroned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disthrone
disulphone
dithionous
docentship
dositheans
dotishness
dotishness
noun
The quality of being dotish.
doughiness
doughiness
noun
The state or condition of being doughy.
dovishness
dovishness
noun
(politics) The condition of being a dove, as opposed to a hawk.
The state, quality, or condition of being dovish.
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
ecphonesis
ecphonesis
noun
(Greek Orthodox Christianity) The part of the service spoken in an audible tone.
(rhetoric) Exclamation.
eisenhower
elychnious
endophasia
endophasia
noun
Internal speech that is not vocalized.
endophasic
endophasic
adj
Being or pertaining to endophasia (internal, unvocalized speech).