The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
adiaphora
adiaphora
noun
(nonstandard, uncommon) in singular use
plural of adiaphoron
adiaphory
adiaphory
noun
(obsolete) indifference
aerograph
aerograph
noun
A kind of airbrush.
aeropathy
aeropathy
noun
illness caused by a change in atmospheric pressure
aerophagy
aerophagy
noun
(medicine) the swallowing of air, especially in hysteria.
aerophane
aerophane
noun
A thin fabric resembling crape
aerophile
aerophile
noun
(biology) Any air-breathing organism.
One who has an interest in flying.
aerophone
aerophone
noun
(dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
(dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aerophore
aerophore
noun
(botany) A thin-walled area of the roots of some plants growing in swampy conditions through which gasses are exchanged.
(historical) A nineteenth-century device with breathing tubes used by miners and workmen in areas that contain toxic fumes.
(historical) A predecessor of the radio, invented by Rene Homer in the early 1900s for communication between ships.
(medicine) Aerophore pulmonaire; a respirator for use with neonates and small animals developed by French obstetrician Gairal in 1879.
(underwater diving, historical) A predecessor of the aqualung, invented by Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze 1865
aerophoto
aerophoto
noun
Alternative form of aerophotograph
aerophyte
aerophyte
noun
(biology) epiphyte
afterhelp
afterhope
aftership
agraphias
agraphias
noun
plural of agraphia
airphobia
alephzero
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
alkaphrah
allograph
allograph
noun
A signature made by one person for another.
A variant form of a letter (or other grapheme).
allomorph
allomorph
noun
(chemistry) Any of the different crystalline forms of a substance.
(linguistics) Any of the different phonological representations of a morpheme.
allophore
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
alpheratz
alpheratz
Proper noun
A binary star in the constellation of Andromeda (formerly seen as part of Pegasus).
altigraph
altigraph
noun
An altimeter that makes a recording on a chart.
amorphism
amorphism
noun
An amorphous quality.
amorphous
amorphous
adj
(by extension) Being without definite character or nature.
(by extension) Lacking organization or unity.
(physics) In the non-crystalline solid state of a typically crystalline solid.
(set theory, of a set) Infinite and not the disjoint union of two infinite subsets.
Lacking a definite form or clear shape.
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphitron
amphitruo
amphorous
anaphoral
anaphoral
adj
(Christianity) Relating to the anaphora.
anaphoras
anaphoras
noun
plural of anaphora
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anophoria
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
apartheid
apartheid
noun
(South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
(by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
(by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
verb
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
apheresis
apheresis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) Elision, suppression, or complete loss of a letter or sound (syllable) from the beginning of a word, such as the development of special from especial; procope.
(medicine, general, obsolete) Extirpation or extraction of a superfluity (especially a pathological one) from the body, especially blood.
(medicine, specific, still current) The removal of blood from a patient, and the removal of certain components (such as platelets) from that blood, followed by the transfusion of the filtered blood back to the donor (patient).
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
aphidozer
aphidozer
noun
A device like a hopperdozer for the removal of aphids.
aphorised
aphorised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorise
aphoriser
aphoriser
noun
An aphorist.
aphorises
aphorises
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorise
aphorisms
aphorisms
noun
plural of aphorism
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorism
aphorists
aphorists
noun
plural of aphorist
aphorized
aphorized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aphorize
aphorizer
aphorizer
noun
Alternative form of aphoriser
aphorizes
aphorizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aphorize
aphrizite
aphrodite
aphrodite
noun
(mineralogy) A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.
aphrolite
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aporrhais
aporrhoea
appeacher
appeacher
Noun
An accuser.
apprehend
apprehend
verb
(also figuratively) To take possession of (something); to seize.
(archaic or obsolete, also figuratively) To seize or take (something); to take hold of.
(law enforcement) To seize or take (a person) by legal process; to arrest.
To acknowledge the existence of (something); to recognize.
To anticipate (something, usually unpleasant); especially, to anticipate (something) with anxiety, dread, or fear; to dread, to fear.
To be apprehensive; to fear.
To be of opinion, believe, or think; to suppose.
To be or become aware of (something); to perceive.
To feel (something) emotionally.
To have a conception of (something); to consider, to regard.
To learn (something).
To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.
arabophil
arapahite
arapahite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark, fine-grained magnetite basalt mineral.
arapahoes
arapeshes
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archpiece
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
arhatship
arhatship
Noun
The state of being an arhat.
arthropod
arthropod
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Arthropoda, characterized by a chitinous exoskeleton and multiple jointed appendages.
ascophore
asphalter
asphalter
noun
One who pours or works with asphalt.
astrophel
astrophel
Noun
A lover similar to that in the poem
astrophil
astrophil
noun
Obsolete form of astrophile.
athrepsia
athrepsia
noun
(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
atmograph
atrophias
atrophias
noun
plural of atrophia
atrophied
atrophied
adj
Characterized by atrophy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of atrophy
atrophies
atrophies
noun
plural of atrophy
atrophous
augurship
augurship
noun
(historical) The office (or period of office) of an augur in ancient Rome.
auriphone
aurophore
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
autotroph
autotroph
noun
(ecology) Any organism that can synthesize its food from inorganic substances, using heat or light as a source of energy.
auxograph
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
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
barhopped
barhopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barhop
barograph
barograph
noun
A type of barometer that continuously records air pressure on a sheet or rotating drum
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
baryphony
bephilter
bewhisper
bewhisper
verb
(transitive, rare) To whisper.
beworship
bhagalpur
bhaktapur
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biosphere
biosphere
noun
The part of the Earth and its atmosphere capable of supporting life.
The totality of living organisms and their environment.
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
blepharal
blepharal
adj
Relating to the eyelids
bolograph
bosphorus
bosphorus
Proper noun
The narrow waterway beside Istanbul connecting the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara, the northern end of the Turkish Straits connecting the Black Sea with the Aegean and Mediterranean.
bothropic
bothropic
adj
(pharmacology) Of or relating to the genus Bothrops of venomous pit vipers endemic to Central and South America.
brideship
bryophyta
bryophyte
bryophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.
calthrops
calthrops
noun
plural of calthrop
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
canephore
canephore
noun
Alternative form of canephora
canephori
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
canephroi
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
caphaurus
caphtorim
carapache
carapacho
cardsharp
cardsharp
noun
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
carpathia
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
carpophyl
cataphora
cataphora
noun
(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
catharpin
catharpin
noun
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chapacura
chaparral
chaparral
noun
(US) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.
chaparraz
chaperone
chaperone
noun
(UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
verb
(UK, business) To work as a chaperone.
To act as a chaperone.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chapitral
chaplanry
chaprassi
chaprassi
noun
Alternative form of chaprasi
chapteral
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
cheapener
cheapener
noun
One who cheapens.
checkrope
cheiropod
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.