An of the tribal patriarch a member of the tribe purportedly descended from him, or an inhabitant of the Northern Kingdom of Israel (930–720 B.C.), in which the tribe of Ephraim was preëminent.
ephrathite
epistrophe
epistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of the same word or words at the end of successive phrases, clauses or sentences.
epistrophy
epithermal
epithermal
adj
(geology) Describing deposits of minerals formed from warm water at shallow depth
(physics) Describing neutrons of kinetic energy greater than that of thermal motion
epitrophic
eremophyte
eremophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that grows in a desert or steppe environment
ericophyte
erotopathy
erotopathy
noun
An abnormality related to sexual desire
erythropia
ethography
ethography
noun
The study and recording of moral behaviour and human manners
euphoriant
euphoriant
adj
Producing euphoria.
noun
A drug, stimulus, or other agent that produces feelings of euphoria.
euphratean
euphratean
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Euphrates river.
eutrophies
eutrophies
noun
plural of eutrophy
expertship
expertship
noun
The role or status of an expert.
externship
externship
noun
An experiential learning opportunity, usually offered by a school, similar to an internship, but generally shorter in duration.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
feathertop
fetography
fishpotter
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
gastrosoph
gastrosoph
noun
Synonym of gastrosopher
gopherroot
graphitize
graphitize
verb
To coat with graphite.
To convert to graphite.
graphitoid
graphitoid
adj
Resembling graphite.
grapholite
grapholite
noun
Any species of slate suitable to be written on.
graphotype
graphotype
noun
A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
verb
To produce a design by this process.
groupthink
groupthink
noun
A process of reasoning or decision-making by a group, especially one characterized by uncritical acceptance of or conformity to a perceived majority view.
hainesport
haphtarahs
haphtaroth
haptometer
haptometer
noun
An instrument for measuring sensitivity to touch, by adding and removing weights that produce pressure.
hartlepool
hartlepool
Proper noun
A town and seaport in County Durham, north-east England.
hasteproof
hectograph
hectograph
noun
(historical) An old printing machine that involves transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
hectorship
hectorship
noun
(archaic) bullying behaviour; hectoring
hedgetaper
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
helicopter
helicopter
noun
(aviation) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail that stabilize the aircraft.
(botany) The winged fruit of certain trees, such as ash, elm, and maple.
(zoology, slang) A dragonfly.
A powered troweling machine with spinning blades used to spread concrete.
A whirling trick performed with devil sticks.
verb
(intransitive) To travel by helicopter.
(transitive) To transport by helicopter.
To overprotect one's children, as a helicopter parent does.
To rotate like a helicopter blade.
heliotrope
heliotrope
adj
Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun.
Light purple or violet.
noun
(botany) A plant that turns so that it faces the sun.
(mineralogy) A bloodstone (a variety of quartz).
(surveying) An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor.
A light purple or violet colour.
Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens.
The fragrance of heliotrope flowers.
heliotropy
heliotropy
noun
heliotropism
helipterum
helpworthy
helpworthy
adj
Deserving or worthy of help.
hemipteral
hemipteral
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipteran.
hemipteran
hemipteran
adj
Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera order; hemipterous
noun
A hemipter.
hemipteron
hemipteron
noun
Alternative form of hemipteran
hemitropal
hemitropal
adj
Of a crystal: having one part in reverse position with reference to the other part; twinned.
hemitropic
hemitropic
adj
(crystallography) hemitropal.
(mathematics) Invariant relative to a proper orthogonal group.
hemotrophe
hemotropic
hemotropic
adj
That is attracted to blood cells
hempstring
heptachlor
heptachlor
noun
An organochlorine compound formerly used as an insecticide.
heptachord
heptachord
noun
(music) A lyre with seven chords.
(music) A system of seven sounds.
(poetry) A composition sung to the sound of seven chords or tones.
heptahedra
heptameron
heptameron
noun
A literary work whose action covers a period of seven days.
heptameter
heptameter
noun
a line or verse containing seven metrical feet
heptandria
heptarchal
heptarchic
heptarchic
adj
Of or pertaining to a heptarchy.
heptatrema
heredipety
hermatypic
hermatypic
adj
(marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
herpestine
hesperitin
hesperitin
noun
Alternative form of hesperetin
heteroepic
heterophil
heterophil
noun
Alternative form of heterophile
heteropoda
heteropoly
heteropter
heteropter
noun
(zoology) Any of the insect suborder Heteroptera.
heterotopy
heterotopy
noun
(biology) A deviation from the natural position of parts, supposed to take place over thousands of years by the gradual displacement of germ cells.
(biology) A deviation from the natural position; abnormal placement.
heterotype
hexpartite
hexpartite
adj
hexapartite
hierophant
hierophant
noun
(Ancient Greece) An ancient Greek priest who interpreted sacred mysteries, especially the priest of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
An interpreter of sacred mysteries or arcane knowledge.
One who explains or makes a commentary.
hilltopper
hilltopper
noun
(rare) Someone who lives on the top of a hill.
hippiatric
hippiatric
adj
Relating to hippiatry.
hippometer
hippometer
noun
An instrument for measuring a horse's height in hands.
hippometry
hippurites
hippurites
noun
plural of hippurite
hippuritic
hippuritic
adj
Of or pertaining to hippurites.
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
hitchproof
hogrophyte
homopteran
homopteran
noun
Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera.
homopteron
homotropal
homotropal
adj
homotropous
hopperette
hoppestere
horopteric
horopteric
adj
Of or pertaining to the horopter.
hospitaler
hospitaler
noun
Alternative form of hospitaller
hospitator
hotpressed
hotpressed
adj
that has been heated and pressed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hotpress
hotpresses
hotpresses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hotpress
hotsprings
hotsprings
noun
plural of hotspring
hotspurred
hupaithric
hupaithric
adj
(rare) Roofless; open to the sky.
hydropathy
hydropathy
noun
The therapeutic use of water, either internally or externally.
hydrophyte
hydrophyte
noun
(botany) A plant that lives in or requires an abundance of water, usually excluding seaweed.
hydropotes
hyetograph
hyetograph
noun
A graphical representation of rainfall over time.
hygrophyte
hygrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that thrives on very wet but not submerged ground.
hylotropic
hymenopter
hymenopter
noun
(archaic) hymenopteran
hypaethral
hypaethral
adj
Open-air, outdoor, exposed to the sky.
hypaethron
hypaethron
noun
An open court.
hypaethros
hypaethrum
hyperacute
hyperacute
adj
(medicine) Very acute.
(medicine, of T waves on ECGs) Tall-amplitude and asymmetrically peaked, often as an early finding in ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
hyperbatic
hyperbatic
adj
Of or pertaining to a hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
hypermeter
hypermeter
noun
A hypercatalectic line, i.e. with two syllables beyond the metrum.
A period with a redundant syllable.
hyperstoic
hypertelic
hypertelic
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting hypertely
hypertense
hypertense
adj
Extremely tense.
hypertherm
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypertonic
hypertonic
adj
(anatomy) Having a very high muscular tension; spastic.
(of a solution) Having a greater osmotic pressure than another.
hypertonus
hypertonus
noun
(medicine) An excessive level of muscle tone.
hypertoxic
hypertoxic
adj
(rare, toxicology) Excessively toxic.
hypertypic
hyphantria
hypnotiser
hypnotiser
noun
Alternative form of hypnotizer
hypnotizer
hypnotizer
noun
One who, or that which, hypnotizes.
hypocenter
hypocenter
noun
(US) Alternative spelling of hypocentre
hypocentre
hypocentre
noun
(geology) The focus of an earthquake, directly under the epicentre.
(military) The point on the surface below an atmospheric explosion; ground zero
hypocrater
hypocrital
hypocrital
adj
(dated) hypocritical
hypocrites
hypocrites
noun
plural of hypocrite
hypocritic
hypocritic
adj
Synonym of hypocritical
noun
A hypocrite.
hyponitric
hypopteral
hypopteron
hypopteron
noun
(biology) the tuft of axillary feathers of a bird's wing
hypoptilar
hypotarsal
hypotarsal
adj
Relating to the hypotarsus.
hypotarsus
hypotarsus
noun
(anatomy) A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of many birds; the calcaneal process.
hypotensor
hypothenar
hypothenar
adj
(anatomy) Of the muscles of the little finger.
(anatomy) Of the ulnar fleshy side of the palm.
noun
(technical) Ulnar fleshy side of the palm, formed by the underlying three muscles of the little finger.
Any of those muscles: the abductor, flexor, or opponens digiti minimi.
hypotheria
hypothermy
hypothermy
noun
Alternative form of hypothermia
hypotralia
hypotricha
hypotrophy
hypotrophy
noun
a degeneration in the functioning of an organ due to the reduction of the volume of the cells
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
interglyph
interglyph
noun
(architecture) The space between glyphs.
internship
internship
noun
(US) The first year of a medical residency.
A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.
interphase
interphase
adj
(chemistry, physics) Between phases
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.
(mechanical engineering) An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials.
interphone
interphone
noun
intercom
kataphoric
kataphoric
adj
Alternative form of cataphoric
keepworthy
keepworthy
adj
Worth keeping.
keratophyr
kristopher
kristopher
Proper noun
name of modern usage, a rare spelling variant of Christopher.