(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
apolysin
baypines
claypans
claypans
noun
plural of claypan
cyprians
cyprinus
duopsony
duopsony
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
dyspneal
dyspneal
adj
Alternative form of dyspnoeal
dyspneas
dyspneas
noun
plural of dyspnea
dyspneic
dyspneic
adj
Afflicted with dyspnea; possessing unhealthy breathing.
dyspnoea
dyspnoea
noun
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of dyspnea
dyspnoic
dyspnoic
adj
Alternative form of dyspneic
encrypts
encrypts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encrypt
entypies
epinasty
epinasty
noun
(botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.
(botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
eponymus
gipsying
gipsying
noun
(archaic) An excursion into the countryside.
verb
present participle of gipsy
glenspey
gossypin
gryphons
gryphons
noun
plural of gryphon
gunplays
gunplays
noun
plural of gunplay
gypseian
gypseian
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of or relating to gypsies.
gypsying
gypsying
noun
Alternative form of gipsying
verb
present participle of gypsy
hyperons
hyperons
noun
plural of hyperon
hypnoses
hypnoses
noun
plural of hypnosis
hypnosis
hypnosis
noun
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
hyponeas
inoscopy
insapory
japanesy
jasponyx
jasponyx
noun
A form of onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.
jeepneys
jeepneys
noun
plural of jeepney
kryptons
kryptons
noun
plural of krypton
nauscopy
nauscopy
noun
(obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
necropsy
necropsy
noun
(medicine) The pathological examination of a corpse, particularly to determine cause of death.
verb
The act of performing a necropsy.
neotypes
neotypes
noun
plural of neotype
nephthys
nephthys
Proper noun
An ancient Egyptian goddess, the wife of Set and sister of Isis, Osiris, and Set, worshiped as a protective goddess and nurse of the pharaoh and associated with funerary rites and the transition from life to death.
nongipsy
nongypsy
nongypsy
adj
Not a Gypsy.
noun
Someone who is not a Gypsy.
nonplays
nonplays
noun
plural of nonplay
nonspiny
nymphets
nymphets
noun
plural of nymphet
nymphish
nymphish
adj
Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
opsonify
opsonify
verb
Synonym of opsonize
palsying
palsying
verb
present participle of palsy
panofsky
pansophy
pansophy
noun
Complete and universal knowledge, or a system of such universal knowledge.
pansyish
pansyish
adj
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
paronyms
paronyms
noun
plural of paronym
parsonly
parsonly
adj
Of parsons; befitting a parson.
parsonry
payments
payments
noun
plural of payment
paysandu
paysanne
pepysian
pepysian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1633–1703), English naval administrator and Member of Parliament, famed for his diary kept during the time of the and
phantasy
phantasy
noun
(psychology) The innate, mental image of an object; the link between instinct and reality.
Dated form of fantasy.
physnomy
physnomy
noun
Obsolete spelling of physiognomy
phytanes
phytanes
noun
plural of phytane
pigsneys
pigsneys
noun
plural of pigsney
pinayusa
pinkeyes
pinkeyes
noun
plural of pinkeye
playpens
playpens
noun
plural of playpen
plinyism
polyenes
polyenes
noun
plural of polyene
polygons
polygons
noun
plural of polygon
polynyas
polynyas
noun
plural of polynya
posingly
posingly
adv
So as to pose or puzzle.
postsync
postsync
noun
(film) Short for postsynchronisation.
verb
(film) To dub.
prytanis
prytanis
noun
official in ancient Athens
psychean
psyching
psyching
verb
present participle of psyche
psychony
ptyalins
ptyalins
noun
plural of ptyalin
punyship
pycnodus
pycnoses
pycnoses
noun
plural of pycnosis
pycnosis
pycnosis
noun
Alternative form of pyknosis
pyknoses
pyknoses
noun
plural of pyknosis
pyknosis
pyknosis
noun
(biology) Shrinkage and condensing, such as that of a dying cell or the appearance of a cell's nucleus.
pyranose
pyranose
noun
(chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a six-membered ring (based on tetrahydropyran)
pyrenees
pyreneus
pyrogens
pyrogens
noun
plural of pyrogen
sapiency
sapiency
noun
Synonym of sapience
saponary
saponary
adj
(archaic) saponaceous; soapy
saponify
saponify
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into soap.
(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
(transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.
scophony
sixpenny
sixpenny
adj
(dated) Cheap; worthless.
Worth six pennies.
noun
A publication costing sixpence.
A stamp worth sixpence.
snappily
snappily
adv
In a snappy manner.
snippety
snippety
adj
Irritable (particularly in a condescending way), snippy.
Made up of short snippets.
snippily
snippily
adv
In a snippy manner.
snoopily
snoopily
adv
In a snoopy manner.
snyaptic
spanaway
spankily
spankily
adv
In a spanky manner.
spavindy
spavindy
adj
(archaic) spavined; having spavin
spinally
spinally
adv
In a spinal manner.
spinnery
spinnery
noun
A mill or factory where spinning takes place.
spinneys
spinneys
noun
plural of spinney
spinstry
spinstry
noun
(obsolete) The business of one who spins; spinning.
splaying
splaying
noun
A shape or motion that splays.
verb
present participle of splay
spondyle
spondyle
noun
(anatomy) A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.
spongily
spongily
adv
In a spongy manner.
spooneys
spooneys
noun
plural of spooney
spoonily
spoonily
adv
In a spoony way.
sprangly
spraying
spraying
noun
The act by which something is sprayed.
verb
present participle of spray
springly
springly
adj
(rare) Pertaining to or characteristic of spring; vernal
spruntly
spruntly
adv
(obsolete) In a sprunt manner; youthfully; neatly; becomingly.
spryness
spryness
noun
The property of being spry.
spunkily
spunkily
adv
in a spunky manner
spunyarn
stephany
stephany
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Stephanie.
styphnic
styphnic
adj
Of or pertaining to styphnic acid or its derivatives
supinely
supinely
adv
in a supine way, with the head facing up
supinity
supinity
noun
(obsolete) The quality of being supine; negligence; laziness; heedlessness.
sylphine
sylphine
adj
(rare) sylphic
symphony
symphony
noun
(US, informal) A symphony orchestra.
(music) An instrumental introduction or termination to a vocal composition.
An extended piece of music of sophisticated structure, usually for orchestra.
Harmony in music or colour, or a harmonious combination of elements.
synaphea
synaphea
noun
(prosody) Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel of the next.
(prosody) Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics.
(prosody) The metrical continuity between one colon and another.
Any plant of the genus Synaphea, especially one of the type species Synaphea petiolaris.
synapsed
synapsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of synapse
synapses
synapses
noun
plural of synapse
plural of synapsis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of synapse
synapsid
synapsid
adj
Pertaining to the class Synapsida, of animals which have an opening low in the skull roof behind each eye, leaving a bony arch beneath each.
noun
Any animal (including all mammals) of the class Synapsida.
synapsis
synapsis
noun
Alternative form of synapse
The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
synaptai
synaptic
synaptic
adj
(cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
(physiology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
synaptid
synaptid
noun
(zoology) Any sea cucumber in the family Synaptidae.
syncarps
syncarps
noun
plural of syncarp
syncarpy
syncarpy
noun
(botany) The quality of being syncarpous
syncopal
syncopal
adj
Of or relating to syncope
syncopes
syncopes
noun
plural of syncope
syncopic
syncopic
adj
syncopal
syngraph
syngraph
noun
(law) A document signed by both or all of the parties to a contract or bond.
synopses
synopses
noun
plural of synopsis
synopsic
synopsis
synopsis
noun
(Orthodoxy) A prayer book for use by the laity of the church.
(authorship) A brief summary of the major points of a written work, either as prose or as a table; an abridgment or condensation of a work.
A reference work containing brief articles that taken together give an overview of an entire field.
synoptic
synoptic
adj
(Christianity) Pertaining to the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke.
(meteorology, especially of meteorological data) Obtained simultaneously over a wide area, for presenting a comprehensive and nearly instantaneous picture of the state of the atmosphere.
Of or relating to a synopsis.
syntrope
syntropy
syntropy
noun
(anatomy) A formation of a series of similar parts having the same orientation (such as the ribs)
(pathology) The coalescence of two diseases into one
(psychology) A wholesome association with others
syntypic
syntypic
adj
Being or relating to a syntype.
syphoned
syphoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of syphon
syrphian
syrphian
adj
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
tintypes
tintypes
noun
plural of tintype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tintype