(medicine) An examination using a small, rigid, tubular instrument called an anoscope which is inserted into the anal canal
antipyic
antipyic
adj
antisuppurative
noun
An antisuppurative agent.
anyplace
anyplace
adv
(informal, chiefly US) At a non-specific place; anywhere.
aphonics
aphonics
noun
plural of aphonic
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
apocynum
archipin
asclepin
asclepin
Noun
A particular steroid glycoside.
backspin
backspin
noun
(music) Synonym of spinback
Spin applied to a ball in order to slow it, change its flight, or stop it when it lands.
verb
(music) To play a section of a record in reverse, as a disc jockey; to apply spinback.
(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.
braincap
cacanapa
campagna
campagna
noun
(dated) A flat stretch of countryside; open rural plain.
campagne
campagne
noun
plural of campagna
campaign
campaign
noun
(obsolete) An excursion into the countryside.
(obsolete) An open field; a large, open plain without considerable hills; a champaign.
A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
The period during which a blast furnace is continuously in operation.
verb
(intransitive) To take part in a campaign.
(transitive) Consistently ride in races for a racing season.
campania
campania
noun
(obsolete) Open country.
campanus
camphane
camphane
noun
(organic chemistry) bornane
camphene
camphene
noun
(organic chemistry) Bicyclic monoterpene, a minor constituent of many essential oils.
camphine
camphine
noun
Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps and as a solvent in varnishes.
campilan
campinas
campings
campings
noun
plural of camping
campions
campions
noun
plural of campion
campongs
campongs
noun
plural of campong
camptown
camptown
noun
A South Korean town whose livelihood relies on a United States Forces Korea military base. Camptowns are associated especially with prostitution.
canapina
canephor
canopied
canopied
adj
covered overhead with (or as if with) a canopy.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of canopy
canopies
canopies
noun
plural of canopy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canopy
canreply
cantraip
cantraps
cantraps
noun
plural of cantrap
cantrips
cantrips
noun
plural of cantrip
capaneus
capelans
capelans
noun
plural of capelan
capeline
capeline
noun
(historical) A kind of cavalry helmet seen in the English Civil War.
(historical) A light woollen hood worn by ladies going out to an evening party.
(historical) A steel skullcap formerly worn by members of the military.
A cap-shaped bandage for the head or for the stump of an amputated limb.
capelins
capelins
noun
plural of capelin
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
capeskin
capeskin
noun
A soft sheepskin leather especially used for gloves.
capetian
capetian
Adjective
Pertaining to a French dynasty founded by Hugh Capet.
Noun
A member of this dynasty.
capetown
capitana
capitano
capitano
noun
A head man.
One of the four stock characters of commedia dell'arte who typically appropriated the name "captain" for himself but was not one; he was often a blowhard and a swaggerer who could maintain his self-important claims only if none of the locals knew him.
capnomor
capnomor
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
caponata
caponata
noun
A Sicilian dish of baked aubergines with capers, olives, pine nuts etc, normally served cold.
caponier
caponier
noun
(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.
caponise
caponise
verb
Alternative form of caponize
caponize
caponize
verb
(transitive) To castrate (a cockerel) in order to fatten it for table use.
cappings
cappings
noun
plural of capping
caprinic
caprinic
adj
Alternative form of capric
Alternative form of caprine
capronic
capronyl
caprylin
caprylin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of caprylic acid
capsicin
capsicin
noun
Alternative form of capsaicin
capstans
capstans
noun
plural of capstan
capstone
capstone
noun
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
verb
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
capsumin
captains
captains
noun
plural of captain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of captain
captance
captions
captions
noun
plural of caption
capuanus
capuchin
capuchin
noun
A capuchin monkey.
A garment consisting of a cloak and hood, made in imitation of the dress of Capuchin monks.
A hooded pigeon.
A monk in the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin; (generally) a Franciscan.
capucine
carapine
caripuna
carpaine
carpaine
noun
(organic chemistry) A macrolide antibiotic, (1S,11R,13S,14S,24R,26S)-13,26-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-12,25-diazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacontane-3,16-dione, found in Carica papaya
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
carpinus
carupano
catnaper
catnaper
noun
Alternative spelling of catnapper
caupones
cawnpore
cenotaph
cenotaph
noun
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
cephalin
cephalin
noun
(biochemistry) A phospholipid found particularly in the cells of nervous tissue; it is also the primary phospholipid in bacteria.
cephalon
cephalon
noun
(zoology) The head of a trilobite.
champain
champian
champian
noun
Synonym of champaign
champine
champing
champing
noun
The practice of camping overnight in historic churches as a novelty or part of a holiday.
The sound or action of one who champs (bites or chews).
verb
Present participle of champ.
champion
champion
adj
(attributive) Acting as a champion; having defeated all one's competitors.
(attributive) Excellent; beyond compare.
(predicative, Ireland, Britain, dialect) Excellent; brilliant; superb; deserving of high praise.
noun
(botany) A particularly notable member of a plant species, such as one of great size.
An ongoing winner in a game or contest.
Someone who fights for a cause or status.
Someone who fights on another's behalf.
Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To challenge.
(transitive) To promote, advocate, or act as a champion for (a cause, etc.).
champlin
chapanec
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
chaplain
chaplain
noun
A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.
A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.
chapland
chapnick
chapourn
chapping
chapping
verb
present participle of chap
cheapens
cheapens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheapen
cheaping
cheaping
noun
(obsolete) A market.
(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
verb
present participle of cheap
chinampa
chinampa
noun
(historical, in ancient Mesoamerica) A floating island in a shallow lake bed, upon which crops were grown.
chingpaw
ciampino
clamping
clamping
noun
The act by which something is clamped.
verb
present participle of clamp
clanship
clanship
noun
An association under a chieftain.
The state of being united together, as if in a clan; cliquishness.
clapnest
clapnest
noun
A form of clap net used to capture ground-nesting birds
clapping
clapping
noun
The action by which someone or something claps.
verb
present participle of clap
clasping
clasping
noun
The act by which something is clasped.
verb
present participle of clasp
claypans
claypans
noun
plural of claypan
cleanups
cleanups
noun
plural of cleanup
coapting
coapting
verb
present participle of coapt
cocopans
cocopans
noun
plural of cocopan
coexpand
coexpand
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To expand together; to (cause to) undergo coexpansion.
colophan
compania
complain
complain
verb
(intransitive) To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.
(intransitive) To make a formal accusation or bring a formal charge.
To creak or squeak, as a timber or wheel.
complant
comptean
conepate
conepate
noun
(dated) The skunk.
conepatl
conepatl
noun
(obsolete) A kind of skunk.
conocarp
conplane
copaline
copaline
noun
(mineralogy) Partly mineralized copal; an organic substance found as irregular pieces of a pale yellow colour.
coparent
coparent
noun
Alternative form of co-parent
copatain
copatain
adj
(obsolete) Being a kind of hat with a high pointed crown.
copatron
copatron
noun
A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation.
copeland
copeland
Proper noun
A forest between Ennerdale and Egremont in Cumbria (and a present-day borough in that area).
of someone from that area.
A city in Kansas.
A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
copesman
coplanar
coplanar
adj
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) Orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane.
coprinae
corpsman
corpsman
noun
(US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman.
(deprecated, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
(medicine, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
coupland
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crampons
crampons
noun
plural of crampon
crampoon
crampoon
noun
A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe)
crankpin
crankpin
noun
The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank
crapping
crapping
verb
present participle of crap
crepance
crepance
noun
An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.
(architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
enclasps
enclasps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enclasp
encolpia
encolpia
noun
plural of encolpion
plural of encolpium
endocarp
endocarp
noun
(botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.
epinicia
escaping
escaping
noun
That which escapes or leaks out; an emission.
The act of one who escapes; an escape.
verb
present participle and gerund of escape
gachupin
gaincope
handclap
handclap
noun
A single clap of the hands
handicap
handicap
noun
(obsolete, uncountable) Synonym of hand-in-cap (“old English trading game”)
(obsolete, uncountable, card games) An old card game, similar to lanterloo.
(sometimes considered offensive) The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
(sports) An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race (or other contest of skill) to the competitor possessing disadvantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
A race or similar contest in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.
verb
(transitive) To encumber with a handicap in any contest.
(transitive, figurative, by extension) To place at disadvantage.