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.
bardulph
bhojpuri
brushups
brushups
noun
plural of brushup
bushrope
bushrope
noun
Synonym of liana
chapourn
chirrups
chirrups
noun
plural of chirrup
chirrupy
chirrupy
adj
making chirruping noises
drugshop
drugshop
noun
drugstore; pharmacy
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.
elaphure
elaphure
noun
Elaphurus davidianus, a Chinese deer with unusual antlers.
ephyrula
euphoria
euphoria
noun
(LGBT) Ellipsis of gender euphoria.
An excited state of joy; a feeling of intense happiness.
euphoric
euphoric
adj
Feeling great well-being or elation or intense happiness; characterized by euphoria
Productive of euphoria, causing great joy
noun
A drug that causes euphoria; a euphoriant.
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
euphroes
euphroes
noun
plural of euphroe
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
graphium
graphium
noun
A butterfly of the genus Graphium.
A stylus (for writing).
grumphie
grumphie
noun
(Scotland) A sow (female pig).
grumpish
grumpish
adj
surly; sullen; gruff; grumpy
guruship
guruship
noun
The status of a guru.
hapsburg
harpalus
harrumph
harrumph
intj
Alternative spelling of harumph
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
hereupto
hesperus
hippuria
hippuria
noun
(pathology) The presence of (excessive) hippuric acid in the urine, as sometimes occurs in diabetes mellitus
hippuric
hippuric
adj
Of or pertaining to hippuric acid or its derivatives
hippurid
hippurid
noun
A plant of the former tribe Hippurideae, now considered to be part of the Callitricheae; a mare's tail.
hippuris
hornpout
hornpout
noun
Synonym of horned pout
hotspurs
hotspurs
noun
plural of hotspur
humphrey
jodhpurs
jodhpurs
noun
Flared riding trousers of heavy cloth, fitting tightly from knee to ankle.
kolhapur
kolhapur
Proper noun
A city in Maharashtra province, western India.
morpheus
morpheus
Proper noun
The god and personification of dreams; the son of Hypnos and Pasithea, or Nyx and Erebus.
morphous
murphied
murphies
murphies
noun
plural of murphy
mushrump
mushrump
noun
(archaic) Mushroom, fungus.
(archaic, derogatory, sometimes attributively) Upstart, a person who has quickly and undeservedly gained their position, power or wealth.
nenuphar
nenuphar
noun
A water lily, especially the European white water lily (Nymphaea alba) or the yellow water lily (Nuphar lutea).
nishapur
northrup
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
ophiurid
outporch
outsharp
perruche
phaedrus
philtrum
philtrum
noun
(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
(zootomy) The junction between the two halves of an animal's upper lip or nose.
phormium
phormium
noun
A plant in the genus Phormium, New Zealand flax.
photuria
photuria
noun
(obsolete, rare, medicine, specifically pathology) Luminous or phosphorescent urine.
phousdar
phrygium
phulkari
phulkari
noun
(countable) A cloth or garment embroidered in this style.
(uncountable) A style of Punjabi embroidery characterized by patterns of flowers.
phulwara
pichuric
pichurim
plethrum
plethrum
noun
Alternative form of plethron
plougher
plougher
noun
Alternative spelling of plower
plunther
plushier
plushier
adj
comparative form of plushy: more plushy
plutarch
plutarch
Proper noun
The classical historian and essayist Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus (46-120 Often used as a byword for a biographer, to suggest that the writer is especially skilled or has other attributes associated with Plutarch.
Noun
Any specific edition of a work by Plutarch, often specifically Plutarch's Lives
portheus
pouchier
pouchier
adj
comparative form of pouchy: more pouchy
prehaunt
prehuman
prehuman
adj
Preceding the advent of modern humanity, Homo sapiens.
noun
One of the human-like creatures prior to Homo sapiens.
prehumor
prelunch
prelunch
adj
before lunch
prepunch
prepunch
verb
(transitive) To punch holes in something in advance.
prohuman
proudhon
proudish
proudish
adj
Somewhat proud.
puirtith
pulghere
pulghere
noun
The physic nut (Jatropha curcas).
punchers
punchers
noun
plural of puncher
punchier
punchier
adj
comparative form of punchy: more punchy
punisher
punisher
noun
One who punishes.
purchase
purchase
noun
(law, dated) Acquisition of lands or tenements by means other than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or agreement.
(obsolete) The act or process of seeking and obtaining something (e.g. property, etc.)
(rock climbing, uncountable) The amount of hold one has from an individual foothold or ledge.
(uncountable, also figuratively) Any mechanical hold or advantage, applied to the raising or removing of heavy bodies, as by a lever, a tackle or capstan.
A price paid for a house or estate, etc. equal to the amount of the rent or income during the stated number of years.
That which is obtained for a price in money or its equivalent.
That which is obtained, got or acquired, in any manner, honestly or dishonestly; property; possession; acquisition.
The acquisition of title to, or property in, anything for a price; buying for money or its equivalent.
The apparatus, tackle or device by which such mechanical advantage is gained and in nautical terminology the ratio of such a device, like a pulley, or block and tackle.
verb
To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to; to raise or move by mechanical means.
To buy, obtain by payment of a price in money or its equivalent.
To constitute the buying power for a purchase, have a trading value.
To expiate by a fine or forfeit.
To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or sacrifice, etc.
To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain, obtain, or acquire.
To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to exert oneself.
purplish
purplish
adj
Somewhat purple in colour/color.
pushcard
pushcard
noun
A punchboard.
pushcart
pushcart
noun
A small cart, normally with two or four wheels, that can be pushed by hand.
pushover
pushover
noun
Someone who is easily swayed or influenced to change his/her mind or comply.
Someone who lets him/herself be picked or bullied on without defending or standing up for him/herself.
Something that is easy to do or accomplish; an easy task.
pushrods
pushrods
noun
plural of pushrod
putscher
pyrrhous
pyrrhous
adj
reddish; ruddy
raphanus
replough
replough
verb
(transitive) To plough again.
repunish
repunish
verb
(rare) To punish again, a further time.
reuphold
rhizopus
rudolphe
ruprecht
sholapur
spherula
spherula
noun
Alternative form of spherule
spherule
spherule
noun
A small sphere.
spluther
spoucher
subgraph
subgraph
noun
(graph theory) A graph or network that makes up part of a larger graph or network.
sulphurs
sulphurs
noun
plural of sulphur
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sulphur
sulphury
sulphury
adj
Alternative spelling of sulfury
superhet
superhet
noun
Superheterodyne receiver.
superhit
superhit
noun
(informal) A very successful hit.
thruputs
thruputs
noun
plural of thruput
thumpers
thumpers
noun
plural of thumper
triumphs
triumphs
noun
plural of triumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of triumph
turpeths
uncipher
uncipher
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To decode or decipher.
unhamper
unhamper
verb
(transitive) To free from hindrances.
unharped
unharped
adj
Not accompanied by the music of a harp.
Not played on a harp.
unhooper
unpreach
unpreach
verb
(transitive) To undo or overthrow (something) by preaching; to recant (something preached before).
unsphere
unsphere
verb
To remove from a sphere, as in celestial bodies; to remove from the heavens.
upgather
upgather
verb
(obsolete) To gather up; to contract; to draw together.
upgrowth
upgrowth
noun
The process or result of growing up; progress; development.
upharbor
upharrow
upharrow
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To tear up.
upharsin
upheaver
upheaver
noun
One who upheaves.
uphoards
uphoards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uphoard
upholder
upholder
noun
(obsolete) A dealer in secondhand furniture and clothes; an upholdster.
Someone who upholds something.
upraught
uprights
uprights
noun
(American football, rugby) Vertical (upright) posts of the goal.
plural of upright
uprushed
uprushed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of uprush
uprushes
uprushes
noun
plural of uprush
upthrown
upthrown
verb
past participle of upthrow
upthrows
upthrows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upthrow
upthrust
upthrust
noun
(geology) An upward movement of part of the Earth's crust.
(nautical) Buoyancy.
An upward thrust.
verb
(intransitive) To be thrust upwards.
(transitive) To thrust something upwards.
upwrench
upwrench
verb
(transitive, poetic) To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.