(ophthalmology) The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.
aphakial
aphakial
adj
(ophthalmology, dated) Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.
aphakic
aphakic
adj
(ophthalmology) Exhibiting aphakia; lacking the lens of the eye.
noun
One who has aphakia.
apparatchik
apparatchik
noun
(historical) A member of the Soviet apparat; a Communist bureaucrat or agent.
A blindly loyal bureaucrat.
apparatchiki
apparatchiks
apparatchiks
noun
plural of apparatchik
archipenko
arkadelphia
asphaltlike
asphaltlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of asphalt.
athapaskan
backsplashes
backsplashes
noun
plural of backsplash
bakership
bakership
noun
The role or status of a baker.
bakeshop
bakeshop
noun
A shop where baked goods are made and sold.
bakeshops
bakeshops
noun
plural of bakeshop
bankruptship
bathukolpian
bathukolpian
adj
Alternative spelling of bathykolpian
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
bathyplankton
bathyplankton
noun
(biology) plankton living in the bathyal zone
bhaktapur
blackpatch
blankenship
brinkmanship
brinkmanship
noun
(chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink (for example, by risking a dangerous policy) rather than to concede a point.
brinksmanship
brinksmanship
noun
Alternative form of brinkmanship
cashkeeper
chalkography
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
champak
champak
noun
Alternative form of champac (Magnolia champaca)
champaka
champaks
champaks
noun
plural of champak
championlike
championlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a champion.
changepocket
chapbook
chapbook
noun
A small book, usually made from a single sheet, folded several times, containing poems, ballads or religious tracts
chapbooks
chapbooks
noun
plural of chapbook
chapnick
chappaquiddick
chappelka
chapstick
chapstick
noun
Lip balm.
chaunoprockt
cheapjack
cheapjack
adj
shabby
noun
A peddler, a travelling hawker.
cheapskate
cheapskate
noun
(by extension) Someone who does not give freely.
Someone who stingily avoids spending money.
cheapskates
cheapskates
noun
plural of cheapskate
checkstrap
chempaduk
chesapeake
chesapeake
Noun
Any member of a Native American tribe that once inhabited the area now known as in Virginia, United States.
chickpea
chickpea
noun
A seed of this plant, often used as a food.
An annual Asian plant (Cicer arietinum) in the pea family, widely cultivated for the edible seeds in its short inflated pods.
chickpeas
chickpeas
noun
plural of chickpea
chinkapin
chinkapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin.
chokedamp
chokedamp
noun
(mining) A damp consisting chiefly of carbon dioxide, so called for its ability to asphyxiate.
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
chumpaka
chupak
chutzpadik
chutzpadik
adj
Showing chutzpah; not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent; brazen.
chutzpanik
crackhemp
dikaryophase
dikaryophase
noun
(biology) The dikaryotic phase of the life cycle of some fungi
dikaryophasic
dikaryophyte
dikaryophyte
noun
(biology) A dikaryotic mycelium.
dikaryophytic
dikelocephalid
dikelocephalid
noun
(zoology) Any trilobite of the family Dikelocephalidae.
dikelocephalus
dikephobia
diskography
diskography
noun
(medicine) Alternative form of discography
disworkmanship
dressmakership
ekphoria
ekphorias
ekphorias
noun
plural of ekphoria
ektodynamorphic
ektodynamorphic
adj
Alternative form of ectodynamorphic
elephantlike
elephantlike
adj
(figuratively) (Of memory) which is very good
Resembling or characteristic of an elephant.
enkephalins
enkephalins
noun
plural of enkephalin
gorakhpur
haliplankton
haliplankton
noun
(biology) oceanic plankton
hammerkop
hammerkop
noun
A bird from southern Africa, Scopus umbretta, of the family Scopidaeand related to the herons.
handpick
handpick
verb
To pick or harvest by hand.
To select carefully and with individual attention.
handpicked
handpicked
adj
(figurative) Selected with great care or by insiders or an individual.
Picked by hand rather than by machinery.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handpick
handpicking
handpicking
verb
present participle of handpick
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handspike
handspike
noun
A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for various purposes.
handspoke
handspoke
noun
Alternative form of handspike
hapuku
hapuku
noun
(zoology) A large and valuable food fish, Polyprion oxygeneios, in the family Serranidae of New Zealand.
harplike
harplike
adj
Resembling a harp or the sound of harp music
harpoonlike
harpylike
harpylike
Adjective
Resembling a harpy; ravenous or shrewish.
hektograph
hektograph
noun
Alternative form of hectograph
hemiplankton
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hoddypeak
holoplankton
holoplankton
noun
(biology) Any organism that spends all of its life-cycle as plankton
holoplanktonic
holoplanktonic
adj
Of or pertaining to holoplankton
hoopmaker
hopak
hopak
noun
A Ukrainian national dance in 2/4 time.
hopkinsian
hopkinsian
Adjective
Of or relating to (1721–1803).
hopkinsianism
hopkinsonian
hopsack
hopsack
noun
(countable) A hemp sack used for holding hops.
(uncountable) A coarse, loosely-woven clothing fabric.
hopsacking
hopsacking
noun
hopsack fabric
hopsackings
hopsackings
noun
plural of hopsacking
hopsacks
hopsacks
noun
plural of hopsack
hukbalahap
humpback
humpback
noun
(by extension) A hump or protuberance on the shoulders or back of an animal.
(derogatory, now offensive) A person with a humpback; a person who suffers from kyphosis.
(figurative) A rounded topographical feature, such as a mountain or hill.
A humpback salmon.
A humpback whale.
A humped back (deformity in humans caused by abnormal curvature of the upper spine).
verb
To hunt humpback whales.
humpbacked
humpbacked
adj
Being a humpback bridge.
Having a hump on the back, either naturally or due to a medical condition.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of humpback
humpbacks
humpbacks
noun
plural of humpback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humpback
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
humuhumunukunukuapuaa
noun
Either of two species, Rhinecanthus aculeatus and Rhinecanthus rectangulus, of triggerfishes native to the reefs of Hawaii.
hunkpapa
huskamp
hyperalkalinity
hyperalkalinity
noun
The property of being hyperalkaline.
hyperanakinesia
hyperanakinesis
hyperbrachyskelic
hyperkalemia
hyperkalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally high concentration of potassium ions in the blood (above the reference range).
hyperkalemic
hyperkalemic
adj
Having a high percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hyperkaliemia
hyperkatabolism
hyperkatabolism
noun
Alternative form of hypercatabolism
hyperkeratoses
hyperkeratoses
noun
plural of hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
hyperkeratosis
noun
(pathology) Excess keratin formation on the skin surface, as can be seen in a number of dermatologic conditions.
hyperkeratotic
hyperkeratotic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis
hyperkinesia
hyperkinesia
noun
hyperkinesis
hypermakroskelic
hypermarket
hypermarket
noun
A combination of department store and supermarket.
hypermarkets
hypermarkets
noun
plural of hypermarket
hypoalkaline
hypoalkalinity
hypokalemia
hypokalemia
noun
(biology, medicine) The condition of having an abnormally low concentration of potassium ions in the blood (below the reference range).
hypokalemias
hypokalemias
noun
plural of hypokalemia
hypokalemic
hypokalemic
adj
Having a low percentage of potassium in one's blood.
hypokaliemia
hypokinemia
hypokinesia
hypokinesia
noun
(pathology) Slowed or diminished movement of the body.
hypoplankton
hypoplanktonic
hyposkeletal
hyposkeletal
adj
(anatomy) Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial.
isokeraunographic
isokeraunophonic
jackanapish
jackanapish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a jackanapes.
jackpuddinghood
kabirpanthi
kaisership
kaisership
noun
The role or status of a kaiser.
kakorraphiaphobia
kaleidophon
kaleidophon
noun
Alternative form of kaleidophone
kaleidophone
kaleidophone
noun
(obsolete, physics) A device, consisting of a reflective ball attached to a vibrating rod or plate, that produces optical figures that correspond to the mode of vibration of the rod or plate
kaliophilite
kaliophilite
noun
a rare mineral, a form of KAlSiO₄, found in volcanic rocks in parts of Italy