A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
adoptious
adoptious
adj
(obsolete) Adopted.
agitpunkt
amphitruo
amplitude
amplitude
noun
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western, occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or southern, when north or south of the equator.
(astronomy) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west point and the foot of the vertical circle passing through any star or object.
(firearms) The horizontal line which measures the distance to which a projectile is thrown; the range.
(mathematics) The maximum absolute value of the vertical component of a curve or function, especially one that is periodic.
(physics) The maximum absolute value of some quantity that varies.
The measure of something's size, especially in terms of width or breadth; largeness, magnitude.
ampulated
ampullate
ampullate
adj
Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.
noun
The spigot of a spinneret in some spiders
amputated
amputated
adj
Having been removed or cut off.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of amputate
amputates
amputates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amputate
amputator
amputator
noun
The person who performs, or thing that causes, an amputation.
antiopium
antiopium
adj
Opposing the drug opium.
antipudic
antipudic
adj
(rare) That covers the genitals.
apemantus
apertural
apertural
adj
Relating to an aperture.
apertured
apertured
adj
Having an aperture (or a specified type of aperture).
apertures
apertures
noun
plural of aperture
apetalous
apetalous
adj
(botany) Having no petals.
apiculate
apiculate
adj
(botany) Having a short, sharply pointed tip.
aplectrum
aplustria
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
aposaturn
aposthume
apparatus
apparatus
noun
(collective) An assortment of tools and instruments.
(firefighting) A vehicle used for emergency response.
(gymnastics) Any of the equipment on which the gymnasts perform their movements.
(video games) A complex, highly modified weapon (typically not a firearm); a weaponized “Rube Goldberg machine.”
A bureaucratic organization, especially one influenced by political patronage.
A complex machine or instrument.
The entirety of means whereby a specific production is made existent or task accomplished.
appreteur
aproctous
aproctous
adj
(zoology) Without an anal orifice.
aptitudes
aptitudes
noun
plural of aptitude
arpenteur
aspectual
aspectual
adj
(grammar) Of or pertaining to grammatical aspect.
Of or pertaining to an aspect.
asphaltum
asphaltum
noun
(dated) asphalt
asphaltus
asphaltus
noun
Archaic form of asphalt.
assumpsit
assumpsit
noun
(law) A promise or undertaking, either express or implied, founded on a consideration.
(law) An action to recover damages for breach or nonperformance of such a promise.
atahualpa
atrophous
audiotape
audiotape
noun
A magnetic tape that stores analog sound for later playback on a tape player.
Any of a cassette tape, eight-track tape, reel-to-reel tape, DAT, etc.
verb
(transitive) To record onto audiotape.
aulophyte
auspicate
auspicate
verb
(transitive) To foreshow; to foretoken.
(transitive) To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate; -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any important business.
austemper
austemper
verb
(transitive) To harden (a metal) and produce a stronger microstructure by heating it into the austenite region and then immediately quenching and removing any bainite and ausferrite.
authotype
autograph
autograph
adj
(art) Made by the artist himself or herself; authentic.
Written in the author’s own handwriting.
noun
A manuscript in the author’s handwriting.
A person’s own handwriting, especially the signature of a famous or admired person.
verb
(transitive) To sign, or write one’s name or signature on a book etc
(transitive) To write something in one's own handwriting
automorph
automorph
adj
Alternative form of automorphic
autopathy
autopathy
noun
(biology) An interaction where a species affects its own subsequent growth, especially negatively.
(homeopathy) The philosophy that the cause of sickness in one individual is the same as the cause in another person.
autophagi
autophagi
noun
(zoology) Birds that are able to run about and obtain their own food as soon as they are hatched.
autophagy
autophagy
noun
(cytology) A type of programmed cell death accomplished through self-digestion.
(cytology) The process of self-digestion by a cell through the action of enzymes originating within the same cell. Often a defensive and/or self-preservation measure.
(rare) Self-consumption; the act of eating oneself.
autophoby
autophoby
noun
Archaic form of autophobia.
autophone
autophone
noun
(archaic) idiophone
autophony
autophony
noun
(medicine) An auscultatory process which consists of noting the tone of the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head close to the patient's chest.
The unusually loud hearing of a person's own voice, breathing or other self-generated sounds.
autophyte
autophyte
noun
Any plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autopilot
autopilot
noun
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
(by extension, figuratively) A state of mind where one no longer thinks about doing one's actions, but acts mechanically
verb
(intransitive, of a vehicle) To pilot itself; to drive or travel automatically.
autopista
autopista
noun
A controlled-access highway in various Spanish-speaking countries.
autoplast
autoplast
noun
Synonym of autograft
autopoint
autopolar
autopolar
adj
(electronics) Relating to or having autopolarity.
autopsied
autopsied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autopsy
autopsies
autopsies
noun
plural of autopsy
autopsist
autopsist
noun
One who performs an autopsy.
autoscope
autoscope
noun
An electrical instrument for the examination of the larynx and trachea.
An optical instrument for examining one's own eye.
autoscopy
autoscopy
noun
The experience of seeing one's body from the outside while awake, as if disembodied.
autospore
autospore
noun
An immobile spore that cannot develop flagella.
autospray
autospray
noun
(medicine, countable, obsolete) A medicine provided in the form of a spray for topical application.
(uncountable) Automatic spraying.
autotroph
autotroph
noun
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.
autotypes
autotypes
noun
plural of autotype
autotypic
autotypic
adj
Relating to an autotype
auxotroph
auxotroph
noun
Any microorganism that has lost the ability to synthesize an organic compound required for its growth, usually as a result of mutation
bankrupts
bankrupts
noun
plural of bankrupt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bankrupt
bepicture
besputter
bethumped
bethumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bethump
betrumpet
betrumpet
verb
(transitive) To trumpet about; trumpet the praise of.
bhaktapur
bipunctal
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
boughpots
boughpots
noun
plural of boughpot
bubbletop
bubbletop
noun
An automobile with a transparent dome on top, instead of the usual windows and roof.
buckplate
bucksport
bullpates
bullpouts
bullpouts
noun
plural of bullpout
bumpkinet
bumptious
bumptious
adj
Obtrusively pushy; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
buprestid
buprestid
noun
Any of the many beetles of the family Buprestidae, which in the larval stage are destructive wood borers and as adults are often brightly coloured.
buprestis
buttercup
buttercup
noun
Affectionate or ironic term of address.
Any flower of the genus Narcissus; a daffodil.
Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.
buttstrap
byproduct
byproduct
noun
Alternative form of by-product
cajeputol
cajeputol
noun
eucalyptol
cajuputol
cajuputol
noun
Alternative form of cajeputol
cantaloup
cantaloup
noun
Alternative form of cantaloupe
capitatum
capiteaux
capitular
capitular
adj
(botany, anatomy) pertaining to a capitulum
Pertaining to an ecclesiastical chapter.
noun
a member of a chapter
an act passed in a chapter
the head or prominent part
capitulum
capitulum
noun
(anatomy) A small protuberance on a bone which articulates into another bone to form a ball-and-socket joint.
(arachnology) The head-like mouthpart apparatus of a tick, including the palpi, mandibles, and hypostome.
(botany) A densely clustered inflorescence composed of a large number of individual florets arising from a platform-like base.
(entomology, obsolete) The enlarged end of a proboscis.
capsulate
capsulate
adj
encased, closed in by a capsule
captacula
captacula
noun
plural of captaculum
captandum
capturers
capturers
noun
plural of capturer
capturing
capturing
verb
present participle of capture
catapults
catapults
noun
plural of catapult
cauponate
centupled
centupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centuple
centuples
centuples
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of centuple
chautemps
chutzpahs
chutzpahs
noun
plural of chutzpah
clumpiest
clumpiest
adj
superlative form of clumpy: most clumpy
clumproot
clumproot
noun
Synonym of clubroot
computate
computate
verb
(obsolete) To compute
computers
computers
noun
plural of computer
computing
computing
noun
(computer science) The use of a computer or computers.
(literally) The process or act of calculation.
The study of computers and computer programming.
verb
present participle of compute
computist
computist
noun
One who performs computations.
One who performs computus (calculation of the date of Easter).
conceptus
conceptus
noun
The fetus or embryo, including all the surrounding tissues protecting and nourishing it during pregnancy.
coproduct
coproduct
noun
(mathematics) The colimit of two (or more) objects, without regard to any morphisms between them.
Any of multiple products that are produced at the same time, or by the same process
copulated
copulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copulate
copulates
copulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of copulate
copunctal
copunctal
adj
(mathematics) Having a point in common
cornupete
cornupete
adj
(rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
corpulent
corpulent
adj
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Large in body; fat; overweight.
corrupted
corrupted
adj
Containing errors.
Dishonest.
Marked by immorality and perversion; depraved.
verb
past participle of corrupt
corrupter
corrupter
noun
One who or that which corrupts.
corruptly
corruptly
adv
In a corrupt manner, corruptly
corruptor
corruptor
noun
Alternative form of corrupter
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
coupstick
coupstick
noun
(historical) A stick or switch used among some Native Americans for making or counting a coup.
courtship
courtship
noun
(by extension) The behaviour exhibited by an animal to attract a mate.
(countable, uncountable, obsolete) Elegance or propriety of manners fitting for a court; courtliness; (by extension) courteous or polite behaviour; courtesy.
(figuratively) The act of trying to solicit a favour or support from someone.
(obsolete) The ceremonial performance of acts of courtesy to a dignitary, etc.
(uncountable, obsolete) The pursuit of being a courtier, such as exercising diplomacy, finesse, etc.; also, the artifices and intrigues of a court; courtcraft.
The act of wooing a person to enter into a romantic relationship or marriage; hence, the period during which a couple fall in love before their marriage.
crapulate
crapulent
crapulent
adj
Exhibiting or relating to crapulence.
crepitous
crepitous
adj
grating, crackling or popping
croupiest
croupiest
adj
superlative form of croupy: most croupy
ctesippus
culpatory
culpatory
adj
Expressing blame; censuring.
cumaphyte
cupertino
cupolated
cupolated
adj
Synonym of cupolaed
cuspidate
cuspidate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Tapering to a sharp, firm point
Having a cusp
cutpurses
cutpurses
noun
plural of cutpurse
datapunch
deathcups
departure
departure
noun
(euphemistic) A death.
(law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and the adoption of another
(navigation) The distance due east or west made by a ship in its course reckoned in plane sailing as the product of the distance sailed and the sine of the angle made by the course with the meridian.
(obsolete) Division; separation; putting away.
(surveying) The difference in easting between the two ends of a line or curve.
A deviation from a plan or procedure.
The act of departing or something that has departed.
There are several significant departures, however, from current practice.
depasture
depasture
verb
(archaic) To eat up, consume; to strip.
(archaic) To feed or pasture; to graze.
depicture
depicture
noun
(archaic) The act or result of depicturing something or someone.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To form a mental image of.
(transitive, archaic) To give visual evidence of (referring to a person's facial expression or appearance)
(transitive, archaic) To make a picture or representation of.
(transitive, archaic) To represent in words.
deplumate
deplumate
verb
(transitive) To deplume; to strip of feathers.
deporture
deporture
noun
(obsolete) deportment
depositum
depositum
noun
(finance, obsolete) A deposit.
depurated
depurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depurate
depurates
depurates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depurate
depurator
depurator
noun
One who, or that which, cleanses.
deputable
deputable
adj
Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy.
deputator
deputator
noun
One who deputes, or makes a deputation.
deputised
deputised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputise
deputized
deputized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deputize
deputizes
deputizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deputize
despitous
despitous
adj
Obsolete form of despiteous.
despumate
despumate
verb
To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or scum; to foam.