(psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea.
caudexes
cervixes
climaxes
climaxes
noun
plural of climax
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of climax
coccyxes
coexerts
coexerts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexert
coexists
coexists
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coexist
commixes
commixes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commix
connexes
connexes
noun
plural of connex
connexus
contexts
contexts
noun
plural of context
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of context
convexes
convexes
noun
plural of convex
cortexes
cowpoxes
cowpoxes
noun
plural of cowpox
coxbones
coysevox
cresoxid
dyslexic
dyslexic
adj
Having dyslexia.
Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
noun
A person who has dyslexia.
exacters
exacters
noun
plural of exacter
exactest
exactest
adj
superlative form of exact: most exact
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of exact
exactors
exactors
noun
plural of exactor
excelsin
excelsin
noun
A quassinoid found in brazil nuts.
excerpts
excerpts
noun
plural of excerpt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excerpt
excessed
excessed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excess
excesses
excesses
noun
plural of excess
excimers
excimers
noun
plural of excimer
exciples
exciples
noun
plural of exciple
excising
excising
verb
present participle of excise
excision
excision
noun
(genetics) The removal of a gene from a section of genetic material.
(surgery) The removal of something (a tumor or body part) by cutting.
(topology) The fact that, under certain hypotheses, the homology of a space relative to a subspace is unchanged by the identification of a subspace of the latter to a point.
The removal of some text during editing.
exciters
exciters
noun
plural of exciter
excitons
excitons
noun
plural of exciton
excitors
excitors
noun
plural of excitor
exclaims
exclaims
noun
plural of exclaim
exclaves
exclaves
noun
plural of exclave
excludes
excludes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude
excresce
excretes
excretes
noun
excreta; matters discharged from the animal body
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of excrete
excursed
excursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excurse
excursus
excursus
noun
A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
excusers
excusers
noun
plural of excuser
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
excussed
excussed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excuss
excussio
excysted
excysted
adj
Subjected to excystation
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excyst
executes
executes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
exercise
exercise
noun
(countable) Any activity designed to develop or hone a skill or ability.
(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
(obsolete) That which gives practice; a trial; a test.
A setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use.
The performance of an office, ceremony, or duty.
verb
(intransitive) To perform physical activity for health or training.
(now often in passive) To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax, especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to vex; to worry or make anxious.
(obsolete) To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion; to give employment to.
(transitive) To use (a right, an option, etc.); to put into practice.
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop.
exoascus
exoascus
noun
The outer functional layer of a fissitunicate ascus
exocarps
exocarps
noun
plural of exocarp
exorcise
exorcise
verb
(transitive) To drive out (an evil spirit) from a person, place or thing, especially by an incantation or prayer.
(transitive) To rid (a person, place or thing) of an evil spirit.
exorcism
exorcism
noun
The ritual act of driving out evil spirits from persons, places or things that are possessed by them.
exorcist
exorcist
noun
A person, especially a priest, who practices exorcism.
exscinds
exscinds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exscind
exscribe
exscribe
verb
(obsolete) To copy; to transcribe.
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exsecant
exsecant
noun
(trigonometry) The trigonometric function sec(x) − 1. Abbreviation: exsec
exsected
exsected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsect
exsector
exstruct
extincts
extincts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extinct
extracts
extracts
noun
plural of extract
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extract
exuccous
exuccous
adj
Obsolete spelling of exsuccous
hexascha
iceboxes
iceboxes
noun
plural of icebox
lexicons
lexicons
noun
plural of lexicon
mexicans
mixtecos
pickaxes
pickaxes
noun
plural of pickaxe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pickax
sarcoxie
saucebox
saucebox
noun
(colloquial) A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
(colloquial) The mouth.
saxicole
saxpence
sixpence
sixpence
noun
(historical) A former British coin worth sixpence, first minted in 1551.
(obsolete, Britain, uncountable) The value of six old pence; half of a shilling; or one-fortieth of a pound sterling.