(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
accouple
accouple
verb
(transitive, obsolete, rare) To join; to couple.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adolphus
alopecus
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
ampongue
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
anoplura
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
apagogue
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aphodius
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
apocynum
apologue
apologue
noun
(rhetoric) The use of fable to persuade the audience.
A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
asporous
asporous
adj
(botany) That does not have spores
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
autocamp
autocamp
noun
A campground for tourists travelling by automobile.
verb
(intransitive) To stay at an autocamp.
autocarp
autoharp
autoharp
noun
A string instrument having a series of chord bars attached to dampers (muting bars) which mute all the strings other than those that form the desired chord.
autompne
autophon
autopolo
autopore
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoptic
autoptic
adj
Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with, personal observation.
autoslip
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
autotypy
autotypy
noun
(dated, photography) An early photographic process that produced autotypes using a carbon pigment.
axonopus
beaucoup
beaucoup
adv
In abundance.
det
(US, informal) Much, many, a lot of.
bespouse
bespouse
verb
(transitive) To marry
bhojpuri
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
biporous
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
bosporus
bosporus
noun
A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a sea.
boughpot
boughpot
noun
Alternative form of bough pot
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bullpoll
bullpout
bullpout
noun
Any of various bullheads (fish).
buphonia
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
capitoul
capitoul
noun
(historical) The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.
captious
captious
adj
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
carupano
caupones
chaloupe
chapourn
chemulpo
chuppoth
closeups
closeups
noun
plural of closeup
cloudcap
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
compitum
compound
compound
adj
(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
compulse
compulse
verb
To behave in a compulsive manner.
To force, constrain, or obligate.
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
compupil
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
computer
computer
noun
(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
computes
computes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compute
computus
computus
noun
(historical) A book of tables for calculating dates of astronomical events and moveable feasts.
The calculation of the date of Easter in the Christian calendar.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
cophetua
cophouse
cophouse
noun
(slang) A police station.
copiague
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
coprinus
copulate
copulate
adj
(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
verb
(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
corrupts
corrupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrupt
coupelet
couperin
couperus
coupland
couplers
couplers
noun
plural of coupler
couplets
couplets
noun
plural of couplet
coupling
coupling
noun
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
(sexuality) Sexual intercourse.
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
A device that couples two things together.
Act of joining together to form a couple.
verb
present participle of couple
couponed
couponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coupon
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
coverups
coverups
noun
plural of coverup
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
crotopus
croupade
croupade
noun
A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
croupier
croupier
noun
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
croupous
croupous
adj
(medicine) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
crumpton
cryptous
cupboard
cupboard
noun
(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet. [14th–18th c.]
(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate. [16th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
verb
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
cupidone
cupolaed
cupolaed
adj
Having one or more cupolas.
cupreous
cupreous
adj
(chemistry) Containing copper.
Of a reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
Of or of the nature of copper.
noun
A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cystopus
decouple
decouple
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To unlink; to take or come apart.
(transitive, military) To muffle the seismic waves of (a nuclear explosion) by performing it underground.
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
deposure
despouse
diplodus
dipnoous
dipnoous
adj
Having both lungs and gills.
disporum
dooputty
doupioni
douzeper
douzeper
noun
(by extension) An individual considered to be like or in the model of Charlemagne's peers; someone considered a great hero or paladin.
(by extension, historical) One of the twelve nobles granted feudal territories or episcopal sees by the King of France in return for their fealty (namely the Archbishop-Duke of Rheims; the Bishop-Dukes of Laon and Langres; the Bishop-Counts of Beauvais, Chalons, and Noyon, the Dukes of Normandy, Burgundy, and Aquitaine; and the Counts of Toulouse, Flanders and Champagne).
(historical fiction) One of the legendary "twelve peers" or renowned warriors of Charlemagne, the Emperor of the Romans from 800 to 814.
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
dropouts
dropouts
noun
plural of dropout
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
drupeole
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
dummkopf
dummkopf
noun
A stupid person; a dolt, dimwit, or blockhead.
duograph
duograph
noun
(historical) A picture printed from two halftone photographic plates made with the screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two shades of the same colour or in black and one tint.
duopsony
duopsony
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
dupondii
dupondii
noun
plural of dupondius
eelpouts
eelpouts
noun
plural of eelpout
empodium
empodium
noun
(zoology) A bristle-like or pad-like structure between the tarsal claws of Diptera
emporium
emporium
noun
(also figuratively) A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
(also figuratively) A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
(by extension, obsolete) The brain.
(historical) A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
eniopeus
envapour
eohippus
eohippus
noun
An extinct early Eocene mammal, Hyracotherium leporinum, ancestral to the modern horse.
epigeous
epigeous
adj
Growing on, or close to, the ground.
epigonus
epilogue
epilogue
noun
(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to return from a routine.
A brief oration or script at the end of a literary piece; an afterword
A short speech, spoken directly at the audience at the end of a play
The performer who gives this speech
verb
(transitive) To conclude with an epilogue.
eponymus
epulones
epulosis
epulotic
epulotic
adj
Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores.
noun
Any agent that promotes the skinning over or healing of sores.
eruption
eruption
noun
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
espousal
espousal
noun
A betrothal.
A wedding ceremony.
Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
espoused
espoused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of espouse
espouser
espouser
noun
One who espouses; one who embraces or adopts the cause of another.
espouses
espouses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of espouse
eulophid
eulophid
noun
(zoology) Any parasitic wasp of the family Eulophidae.
eumolpus
eumolpus
Proper noun
The son of Poseidon and Chione, who became one of the first priests of Demeter and one of the founders of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
eupatory
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphonon
euphonon
noun
(music) A musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form.