(by extension, figuratively) Anything which comes near to but never meets something else.
(mathematical analysis) A straight line which a curve approaches arbitrarily closely as it goes to infinity. The limit of the curve; its tangent "at infinity".
verb
(mathematical analysis) To approach, but never quite touch, a straight line, as something goes to infinity.
blasphemy
blasphemy
noun
(by extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention.
An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act, utterance, view, etc.
coemploys
cyclopism
cymoscope
cymoscope
noun
(wireless telegraphy, disused) A detector of electromagnetic waves.
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
cytoplasm
cytoplasm
noun
(cytology) The contents of a cell except for the nucleus. It includes cytosol, organelles, vesicles, and the cytoskeleton.
dampishly
dampishly
adv
In a moderately damp or moist manner.
dipodomys
disemploy
disemploy
verb
(transitive) To deprive of employment.
dumpishly
dumpishly
adv
In a dumpish manner; dejectedly; gloomily.
dysphemia
dysphemia
noun
(obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.
A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
emphlysis
emphlysis
noun
(pathology) A vesicular tumour.
emphrensy
emphysema
emphysema
noun
(medicine) Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
(pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs.
employees
employees
noun
plural of employee
employers
employers
noun
plural of employer
empyreans
empyreans
noun
plural of empyrean
empyrosis
empyrosis
noun
(obsolete) A general fire; a conflagration.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
epimysium
epimysium
noun
a layer of connective tissue which surrounds individual muscles
eponymies
eponymies
noun
plural of eponymy
eponymism
eponymism
noun
The use of eponyms.
eponymist
eponymist
noun
One whose name is used as an eponym; a person after whom something is named.
eponymous
eponymous
adj
Of a thing: named after a person or entity.
Of, relating to, or being the person or entity after which someone or something is named; serving as an eponym.
esemplasy
gossypium
gymnogyps
gymnosoph
gymnosoph
noun
A nudist; one who practises or promotes gymnosophy.
gypsuming
gypsydoms
gypsyisms
gypsyisms
noun
plural of gypsyism
hemoscopy
homoplasy
homoplasy
noun
(evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as the result of parallel evolution or convergence.
homospory
homospory
noun
The quality of being homosporous.
humphreys
hyphemias
hyphenism
hyphenism
noun
The use of hyphenated terms to describe people's identities, as in "Irish-American".
hypnotism
hypnotism
noun
The art of inducing hypnosis.
hypoderms
hypoderms
noun
plural of hypoderm
hypostoma
hypostoma
noun
hypostome
hypostome
hypostome
noun
(anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa
impiously
impiously
adv
In an impious manner; profanely; wickedly.
impostury
impostury
noun
Obsolete form of imposture.
impulsory
impulsory
adj
Of, relating to, or caused by an impulse.
ladypalms
lampistry
lampyrids
lampyrids
noun
plural of lampyrid
lipostomy
lipostomy
noun
(medicine) Congenital absence or smallness of the mouth.
lophiomys
lumpishly
lumpishly
adv
In a lumpish manner.
lymphomas
manyplies
manyplies
noun
Synonym of omasum (“compartment of the stomach of a ruminant”)
mastopexy
mastopexy
noun
(surgery) Any operation designed to lift or reshape a woman's breast.
mayapples
mayapples
noun
plural of mayapple
mayorship
mayorship
noun
The office or role of a mayor.
mesophyll
mesophyll
noun
(botany) The soft internal parenchyma of a leaf
mesophyls
mesophyls
noun
plural of mesophyl
mesophyte
mesophyte
noun
(botany) Any normal terrestrial plant that grows in environments that have an average supply of water.
milksoppy
milksoppy
Adjective
weak; timid; ineffectual
misemploy
misemploy
verb
(transitive) To employ incorrectly; to misuse.
misoccupy
misoccupy
verb
To fill with something inappropriate; to provide the wrong contents for.
To occupy with something inappropriate; to focus or spend on something unworthy.
misosophy
misosophy
noun
A hatred of wisdom.
mispaying
mispaying
verb
present participle of mispay
misplayed
misplayed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misplay
mispolicy
mispolicy
noun
Wrong policy; impolicy.
mistyping
mistyping
noun
(countable) A mistyped word.
verb
present participle of mistype
monopsony
monopsony
noun
(economics) A buyer with disproportionate power.
(economics) A market situation in which there is only one buyer for a product.
monotypes
monotypes
noun
plural of monotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monotype
monspermy
mumpishly
mumpishly
adv
sulkily; sullenly
mycoplasm
mycoplasm
noun
Any bacterium, of the genus Mycoplasma, that lack a true cell wall
myographs
myographs
noun
plural of myograph
myoplasty
myoplasty
noun
(surgery) Repair of damaged muscle
myoscopes
myoscopes
noun
plural of myoscope
myoseptum
myoseptum
noun
myotome
myriapods
myriapods
noun
plural of myriapod
myriopods
myriopods
noun
plural of myriopod
myxospore
myxospore
noun
Any of many microscopic parasites of the class Myxosporea
nymphitis
nymphitis
noun
inflammation of the labia minora
nymphosis
nymphosis
noun
(entomology) The passage from the larval state to the nymph state of an insect.
nymphwise
olympiads
olympiads
noun
plural of olympiad
olympians
opsimathy
opsimathy
noun
Learning or education that occurs late in life.
palmistry
palmistry
noun
(countable) A book on palmistry; a system of palmistry.
(obsolete, rare) A dexterous use or trick of the hand.
Telling fortunes from the lines on the palms of the hand.
pamphysic
panspermy
panspermy
noun
(biology) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs, from which under favorable circumstances bacteria may develop.
(biology) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living parents; biogenesis.
paroxysms
paroxysms
noun
plural of paroxysm
parsimony
parsimony
noun
(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.
Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
pastryman
pastryman
noun
A man who makes pastry products.
paymaster
paymaster
noun
A person or body which demands loyalty or services in return for payment (especially as paid in advance).
An official in charge of payments to employees, troops, etc.
peggymast
perimysia
perimysia
noun
plural of perimysium
phyletism
phyllomes
phyllomes
noun
plural of phyllome
physicism
physicism
noun
The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with, physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.
physiform
physitism
platysmas
platysmas
noun
plural of platysma
playmates
playmates
noun
plural of playmate
playrooms
playrooms
noun
plural of playroom
playtimes
playtimes
noun
plural of playtime
plumosely
plumosity
plumosity
noun
The quality or state of being plumose.
plymouths
polymasty
polymasty
noun
Synonym of polymastia
polymaths
polymaths
noun
plural of polymath
polymelus
polynemus
polyprism
polysemia
polysemia
noun
polysemy
polysomes
polysomes
noun
plural of polysome
polysomia
polysomia
noun
A fetal malformation in which multiple bodies are partially fused together.
polysomic
polysomic
adj
Having one or more duplicated chromosomes beyond the normal diploid complement
In auto-polyploids, inheritance that involves pairing of homeologous chromosomes, rather than strictly homologous pairs.
noun
such an organism or chromosome
polystome
polystome
noun
(zoology) Any animal with many mouths.
polyzoism
polyzoism
noun
The condition of being polyzoic
pomposity
pomposity
noun
The quality of being pompous; self-importance.
pompously
pompously
Adverb
In a pompous manner.
premisory
premisory
adj
(rare) introductory
prettyism
prettyism
noun
(archaic) The affectation of a pretty style or manner.
primosity
pseudonym
pseudonym
noun
A fictitious name (more literally, a false name), as those used by writers and movie stars.
ptyalisms
ptyalisms
noun
plural of ptyalism
puppydoms
pygmyisms
pygmyship
pyodermas
pyodermas
noun
plural of pyoderma
pyramides
pyramides
noun
plural of pyramide
plural of pyramis
pythonism
pythonism
noun
The art of predicting events after the manner of the priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.
reemploys
reemploys
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reemploy
rompishly
rompishly
adv
In a rompish manner.
scrimpily
scrimpily
adv
In a scrimpy manner.
semipasty
semipasty
adj
Somewhat or partially pasty.
septotomy
sisyphism
sisyphism
Noun
Infinite labor that produces nothing.
spathyema
sphygmoid
sphygmoid
adj
pulse-like
spoonyism
spoonyism
noun
(archaic) Foolish romantic infatuation.
spurmoney
sputumary
subphylum
subphylum
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category below phylum and above class
sulphamyl
sumptuary
sumptuary
adj
(by extension) Of or relating to sumptuary laws or regulations.
Chiefly in sumptuary law: of a law, regulation, etc.: intended to limit or restrain the expenditure of citizens in apparel, food, furniture, etc., or to forbid the use of certain articles (especially luxurious ones), to regulate the prices of commodities and the wages of labour, or to reinforce morals or social hierarchies.
Relating to expenditure or expense, especially on luxury goods.
supremacy
supremacy
noun
(in combination) A state of privilege for a specified group relative to other people in society.
(in combination) The ideology that a specified group is superior to others or should have supreme power over them.
Power over all others.
The quality of being supreme.
supremely
supremely
adv
To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.
supremity
supremity
noun
(archaic) Supremacy.
sympathic
sympathin
sympathin
noun
Any substance (such as adrenaline) released from sympathetic nerve endings.
sympatric
sympatric
adj
(biology, genetics) Occurring in the same, or in overlapping, territory, especially of species that do not interbreed.