of A star in the constellation Crux the Southern Cross
addax
addax
noun
A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
adfix
adfix
noun
(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
admix
admix
noun
The act of admixing.
The mixture that results from admixing, especially an alloy.
verb
(transitive) To mingle with something else; to mix.
admrx
adnex
adoxa
adoxy
affix
affix
noun
(decorative art) Any small feature, as a figure, a flower, or the like, added for ornament to a vessel or other utensil, to an architectural feature.
(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme added to the word’s stem's end.
(linguistic morphology, broadly) A bound morpheme added to a word’s stem; a prefix, suffix, etc.
(mathematics) The complex number a+bi associated with the point in the Gauss plane with coordinates (a,b).
That which is affixed; an appendage.
verb
(transitive) To attach.
(transitive) To fix or fasten figuratively; with on or upon.
(transitive) To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append to.
aflex
alexa
alexi
allix
alpax
ampex
ampyx
ampyx
noun
A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.
anaxo
annex
annex
noun
An addition or extension to a building.
An addition to the territory of a country or state, from a neighbouring country or state, normally by military force.
An addition, an extension.
An appendix to a book or document.
verb
(intransitive) To join; to be united.
To add something to another thing, especially territory; to incorporate.
To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.
araxa
ataxy
ataxy
noun
(medicine) ataxia
(obsolete) disorder; irregularity
atrax
audix
auxil
auxin
auxin
noun
(botany) A class of plant growth substance (often called phytohormones or plant hormones) which play an essential role in coordination of many growth and behavioral processes in the plant life cycle.
axels
axels
noun
plural of axel
axers
axial
axial
adj
(anatomy) Belonging to the axis of the body, or to the axis of any appendage or organ
(botany) In the same direction as the axis, parallel to the axis.
(chemistry) oriented close to the axis running through the centre of a cyclohexane ring, as opposed to equatorial. See w:Axial bond.
Relating to, resembling, or situated on an axis
noun
(dentistry) A plane parallel to the surface of a tooth.
(ornithology) A flight feather that appears between the primaries and secondaries on some birds.
axile
axile
adj
Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in the axis of a seed.
axils
axils
noun
plural of axil
axine
axing
axing
noun
An assault carried out with an axe.
verb
present participle of axe
axiom
axiom
noun
(logic, mathematics, proof theory) A fundamental assumption that serves as a basis for deduction of theorems; a postulate (sometimes distinguished from postulates as being universally applicable, whereas postulates are particular to a certain science or context).
(philosophy) A seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
An established principle in some artistic practice or science that is universally received.
axion
axion
noun
(physics) A hypothetical subatomic particle postulated to resolve certain symmetry problems concerning the strong nuclear force.
axite
axite
noun
(countable) The terminal branch of an axon.
(uncountable) A type of smokeless gunpowder.
axled
axled
adj
Having (a specified number or kind of) axles.
axles
axles
noun
plural of axle
axman
axman
noun
Alternative spelling of axeman
axmen
axmen
noun
plural of axman
axoid
axoid
adj
(anatomy, mathematics) Relating to an axis
Relating to an axe
noun
(anatomy) axis (bone)
(mathematics) A helix surrounding an axis
axone
axone
noun
Dated spelling of axon.
axons
axons
noun
plural of axon
axson
axtel
axton
axton
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
azoxy
azoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The divalent functional group of general formula R-N=NO-R^'; such compounds are considered the oxides of azo compounds.
baxie
bbxrt
beaux
beaux
noun
plural of beau
bemix
bemix
verb
(transitive, dated) To mix around or about; mingle.
beryx
bexar
bixby
bixin
bixin
noun
(organic chemistry) An apocarotenoid that is the active ingredient of annatto.
borax
borax
noun
(chemistry) The sodium salt of boric acid, Na₂B₄O₇, either anhydrous or with 5 or 10 molecules of water of crystallisation; sodium tetraborate.
(sometimes attributive) Cheap or tawdry furniture or other works of industrial design.
A white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels, fixing colors/colours on porcelain, and as a soap, etc.
verb
(transitive) To treat with borax.
bosix
boxed
boxed
adj
In bridge and other card games if the cards in a pack are reversed face-up and face-down then the pack is said to be boxed.
Packed into a box or boxes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of box
boxen
boxen
adj
Made of boxwood.
Resembling box (the wood).
noun
(nonstandard, humorous) plural of box (“computer”)
boxer
boxer
noun
A breed of stocky, medium-sized, short-haired dog with a square-jawed muzzle.
A letterboxer.
A participant (fighter) in a boxing match.
A type of internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged in two banks on either side of a single crankshaft.
One who packs boxes.
The person running a game of two-up.
boxes
boxes
noun
plural of box
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of box
boxty
boxty
noun
A traditional Irish potato pancake.
braxy
braxy
adj
Diseased with braxy.
noun
(now historical) Meat from sheep that have died from this disease, or that have died from accident or disease in general.
An inflammatory disease of sheep.
bronx
bronx
Proper noun
A borough of New York City.
Noun
A cocktail containing gin, vermouth and orange juice.
buxom
buxom
adj
(dated) Full of health, vigour, and good temper.
(obsolete) Physically flexible or unresisting.
(obsolete, by extension) Morally pliant; obedient and easily yielding to pressure.
(of a woman) Having a full, voluptuous figure, especially possessing large breasts.
buxus
calix
calix
noun
Dated form of calyx.
calyx
calyx
noun
(botany) The outermost whorl of flower parts, comprising the sepals, which covers and protects the petals as they develop.
A chamber in the mammalian kidney through which urine passes.
A flattened cap of neuropil in the brain of insects.
A funnel-shaped expansion of the vas deferens or oviduct of insects.
The crown containing the viscera of crinoids and similar echinoderms, entoprocts, and the polyps of some cnidarians.
capax
carex
carex
noun
Any member of the genus Carex of sedges.
caxon
caxon
noun
(obsolete) A kind of wig.
ceryx
cheux
choux
choux
noun
plural of chou
cilix
cimex
cimex
noun
Any member of the genus Cimex, especially the bedbug.
coaxy
coaxy
adj
Tending to coax.
codex
codex
noun
A book bound in the modern manner, by joining pages, as opposed to a rolled scroll.
An early manuscript book.
An official list of medicines and medicinal ingredients.
comix
comix
noun
(slang) Comics, especially those that are self-published and deal with offbeat or transgressive topics
verb
Alternative spelling of commix
comox
comox
Proper noun
A town on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada.
A Salishan language historically spoken in Comox and the surrounding areas, including the Sunshine Coast.
coxae
coxae
noun
plural of coxa
coxal
coxal
adj
(anatomy) sciatic (relating to the hip)
(zoology) Relating to a coxite
coxed
coxed
adj
Having a cox
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cox
coxes
coxes
noun
plural of cox
coxey
croix
culex
culex
noun
Any of various mosquitoes of the genus Culex, some of which carry disease.
cylix
cylix
noun
Alternative form of kylix
ddpex
defix
defix
verb
(obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish.
desex
desex
verb
(transitive) To remove another's sexual characteristics or functions, often physical sterilization.
detax
detax
verb
Synonym of untax
detox
detox
noun
A detoxification unit.
Detoxification, especially of the body from alcohol or illegal, addictive drugs.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To detoxify, especially from alcohol or recreational drugs.
devex
devex
adj
Bending down; sloping.
dewax
dewax
verb
To remove wax from a material or from a surface.
dexec
dexes
dexes
noun
plural of dex
dexie
dexie
noun
Alternative form of dexy (“tablet of dexedrine”)
dioxy
direx
dixie
dixie
noun
(military) A large iron pot, used in the army.
dixil
dixit
dixon
dixon
Proper noun
a city in Illinois, USA
a small home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
donax
donax
noun
A canelike grass of southern Europe (Arundo donax), used for fishing rods, etc.
doxia
doxie
doxie
noun
(informal) A dachshund
Alternative form of doxy (sweetheart or mistress)
druxy
druxy
adj
(of wood, obsolete outside dialects) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour; rotten, decayed.
durax
durex
durex
Proper noun
A brand of condom; sometimes used as a generic term for a condom.
A brand of adhesive tape; sometimes used as the generic term for adhesive tape.
duxes
elexa
embox
embox
verb
(transitive) To enclose in a box.
epoxy
epoxy
adj
(chemistry) Derived from an epoxide.
noun
A thermosetting polyepoxide resin used chiefly in strong adhesives, coatings and laminates; epoxy resin.
verb
To glue with epoxy.
essex
essex
Proper noun
A maritime county of England bordered by the North Sea, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Greater London, and separated from Kent by the Thames estuary.
A town in Connecticut
A village in Illinois
A city in Iowa
A city in Missouri
A town in New York
A town and county in Ontario, Canada
A town in Vermont
exact
exact
adj
(algebra, of a sequence of groups connected by homomorphisms) Such that the kernel of one homomorphism is the image of the preceding one.
Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a promise; accurate; methodical; punctual.
Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth; perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short in any respect.
Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.
adv
exactly
verb
(transitive) To inflict; to forcibly obtain or produce.
(transitive) To make desirable or necessary.
(transitive, intransitive) To demand and enforce the payment or performance of, sometimes in a forcible or imperious way.
exalt
exalt
verb
(transitive) To elate, or fill with the joy of success.
(transitive) To honor; to hold in high esteem.
(transitive) To raise in rank, status etc., to elevate.
(transitive, chemistry, archaic) To refine or subtilize.
exams
exams
noun
plural of exam
exaun
excel
excel
verb
(intransitive) To be much better than others.
(transitive) To surpass someone or something; to be better or do better than someone or something.
(transitive, archaic, rare) To exceed, to go beyond
excud
excur
excur
verb
(rare) To digress.
(rare) To pass beyond limits; to go to or towards an extreme.
(rare) To take an excursion.
exdie
exeat
exeat
noun
(dated, UK) Leave of absence from a public school or college.
(obsolete, theater) A stage direction to leave the stage.
A license or permit for absence from a university or a religious house (such as a monastery).
A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out of his diocese.
execs
execs
noun
plural of exec
exect
exect
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To cut off or out.
exede
exert
exert
verb
To make use of, to apply, especially of something non-material.
To put in vigorous action.
exhbn
exies
exile
exile
noun
(countable) Someone who is banished from their home or country.
(uncountable) The state of being banished from one's home or country.
verb
(transitive) To send (someone or something) into exile.
exine
exine
noun
(botany, palynology) the outer layer of a pollen grain or spore; the exosporium.
exing
exing
verb
present participle of ex
exion
exira
exist
exist
verb
(intransitive, stative) to be; have existence; have being or reality
exite
exite
noun
An additional lobe on the outer side of the protopodite of a crustacean limb.
exits
exits
noun
(historical) Income, returns, revenue.
plural of exit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exit
exlex
exode
exode
noun
(Ancient Greek drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe.
(historical, Ancient Rome) A comic afterpiece, either a farce or a travesty.
(obsolete) departure; exodus, especially the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt
exody
exody
noun
Obsolete form of exodus.
exons
exons
noun
plural of exon
exopt
expdt
expel
expel
verb
(obsolete) To fire (a bullet, arrow etc.).
(transitive) To deport.
(transitive) To remove from membership.
To eject or erupt.
expos
expos
noun
plural of expo
exptl
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
exsec
exsec
noun
(trigonometry) Abbreviation of exsecant.
exter
extol
extol
verb
To praise; to make high.
exton
extra
extra
adj
(comparable, slang) Over the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
(not comparable) Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.