A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair in Ancient Greece.
ataxy
ataxy
noun
(medicine) ataxia
(obsolete) disorder; irregularity
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.
beryx
bixby
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.
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.
ceryx
coaxy
coaxy
adj
Tending to coax.
coxey
cylix
cylix
noun
Alternative form of kylix
dioxy
druxy
druxy
adj
(of wood, obsolete outside dialects) Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish colour; rotten, decayed.
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.
exody
exody
noun
Obsolete form of exodus.
expwy
expwy
noun
Abbreviation of expressway.
flaxy
flaxy
adj
Like flax; flaxen.
foxly
foxly
adj
(archaic) Like, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; vulpine.
hexyl
hexyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon radicals, C₆H₁₃, formally derived from hexane by the loss of a hydrogen atom
hyrax
hyrax
noun
Any of several small, paenungulate herbivorous mammals of the order Hyracoidea, with a bulky frame and fang-like incisors, native to Africa and the Middle East.
iapyx
japyx
keryx
kylix
kylix
noun
An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body
laxly
laxly
adv
In a lax manner; without rigor or strictness.
maxey
nynex
nyxis
ortyx
oxboy
oxeye
oxeye
noun
A fish Boops boops; the bogue, or box.
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) or the blue titmouse (Parus caeruleus).
Any of a genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
Heliopsis spp.
Heteranthemis viscidehirta
Leucanthemum vulgare
Telekia speciosa
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
The dunlin (Calidris alpina)
oxfly
oxfly
noun
gadfly
oxley
oxley
Proper noun
A placename given to several towns and a river in Australia.
pixys
prexy
prexy
noun
(slang) A president, especially of a college or university.
proxy
proxy
adj
Used as a proxy or acting as a proxy.
noun
(sciences) A measurement of one physical quantity that is used as an indicator of the value of another
(software) An interface for a service, especially for one that is remote, resource-intensive, or otherwise difficult to use directly.
(video game slang) A proximity mine; a mine that explodes when something approaches within a certain distance.
An agent or substitute authorized to act for another person.
The authority to act for another, especially when written.
The written appointment of a proctor in suits in the ecclesiastical courts
verb
(networking) To function as a server for a client device, but pass on the requests to another server for service.
To serve as a proxy for.
pyrex
pyrex
noun
(by extension) Any borosilicate glass
(by extension) Any glass capable of withstanding high temperatures, such as tempered glass suitable for cooking
A kind of heat-resistant borosilicate glass, made by mixing a high concentration of boron oxides into the molten glass to reduce its thermal expansion coefficient.
pyxes
pyxes
noun
plural of pyx
pyxie
pyxie
noun
Archaic form of pixie (“magical creature”).
pyxis
pyxis
noun
(Christianity) The box in which ashes are stored for Ash Wednesday
(anatomy) acetabulum
(botany) A capsule in which the lid separates from the top of the fruit to release the seeds; a pyxidium
A nautical compass
A small box
sexly
sexly
adj
(obsolete) Relating to a person's (bodily) sex.
sixty
sixty
num
The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.
toxey
trixy
wysox
xenyl
xenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) The univalent radical derived from diphenyl
xylan
xylan
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide, consisting of xylose residues, found in the cell walls of some algae and plants.
xylem
xylem
noun
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.
xylia
xylic
xylic
adj
(chemistry) Pertaining to xylene.
xylol
xylol
noun
xylene
xylon
xylon
noun
(historical) A unit of length in Ancient Greece.
xylyl
xylyl
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several univalent radicals, of formula (CH₃)₂C₆H₃- derived from the three isomers of xylene: ortho-, meta- and para- (di-methyl benzene).
xyrid
xyrid
noun
Any of several North American plants, of the genus Xyris, resembling sedges.