(architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
(architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
antisex
antisex
adj
Opposed to sexual activity
antitax
antitax
adj
(politics) Acting against or opposed to taxes.
anxiety
anxiety
noun
(pathology) A state of restlessness and agitation, often accompanied by a distressing sense of oppression or tightness in the stomach.
An uneasy or distressing desire (for something).
An unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.
anxious
anxious
adj
(of things) Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying.
Earnestly desirous.
Having a feeling of anxiety or disquietude; extremely concerned, especially about something that will happen in the future or that is unknown.
Nervous and worried.
apexing
auxinic
auxinic
adj
Relating to, or composed of, auxins.
axinite
axinite
noun
(mineralogy) A borosilicate of aluminum, iron, and lime, commonly found in glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.
azoxine
boxiana
coaxing
coaxing
noun
The act of one who coaxes.
verb
present participle of coax
coxwain
diaxone
dioxane
dioxane
noun
(chemistry) Any of a class of six-membered, saturated heterocycles having four carbon atoms and two oxygen atoms in the ring.
dixiana
examine
examine
verb
to check the health or condition of something or someone
to determine the aptitude, skills or qualifications of someone by subjecting them to an examination
to interrogate
to observe or inspect carefully or critically
exilian
exilian
adj
Having the characteristics of exile.
exonian
exonian
Noun
A student or graduate of the University of Exeter, England.
A student or graduate of Exeter College, Oxford, England.
A current or past student of Exeter School, England.
A current or past student of Phillips Exeter Academy, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the city of Exeter, England.
A native or inhabitant of the town of Exeter, New Hampshire, USA.
A native or inhabitant of the former Village of Exeter, in Green County, Wisconsin, USA.
explain
explain
verb
(intransitive) To make something plain or intelligible.
(obsolete) To make flat, smooth out.
(obsolete) To unfold or make visible.
To give a valid excuse for past behavior.
To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.
hoaxing
hoaxing
noun
The perpetration of a hoax.
verb
present participle of hoax
inexact
inexact
adj
(physics, of a differential) having a path-dependent integral
Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
Imprecisely or indefinitely conceived or stated.
infixal
infixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of an infix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of an infix.
ixodian
knoxian
knoxian
Adjective
Of or relating to (c. 1514–1572), Scottish clergyman and a leader of the considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
larixin
larixin
noun
(organic chemistry) A crystallizable principle found in the bark of the larch.
marxian
marxian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the 19th century philosopher Karl Marx and his ideas.
Noun
A Marxist.
maximin
maximin
noun
In decision theory and game theory etc, a rule to identify the worst outcome of each possible option to find one's best (maximum payoff) play.
verb
To employ a maximin algorithm.
maximon
maximon
noun
(physics) A hypothetical elementary particle of maximum mass in the mass spectrum of elementary particles having mass of 5 × 10²⁸ eV.
mexican
minimax
minimax
noun
In decision theory, game theory, etc. a decision rule used for minimizing the maximum possible loss, or maximizing the minimum gain.
verb
To find the optimum play, or decision, to achieve minimizing the maximum loss.
oxazine
oxazine
noun
(organic chemistry) Any unsaturated six-membered heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen, one nitrogen atom and two double bonds
oxidant
oxidant
noun
an oxidizing agent
oxonian
oxonian
adj
(mineralogy) Containing oxygen.
panmixy
panmixy
noun
Alternative form of panmixia
paxinos
relaxin
relaxin
noun
(biochemistry) A peptide hormone of the insulin superfamily.
salpinx
salpinx
noun
(anatomy) A Eustachian tube.
(anatomy) A Fallopian tube.
saxonic
saxonic
Adjective
Relating to the Saxons or Anglo-Saxons.
scandix
sextain
sextain
noun
(poetry) A stanza of six lines; a sestine.
styxian
synaxis
synaxis
noun
(obsolete) The Lord's Supper.
A congregation.
A day following a Great Feast in the Eastern Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches, on which a person related to the events is remembered. For example, the Synaxis of John the Baptist follows the Theophany (Baptism of Christ), the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel follows the Annunciation, and the Synaxis of the Theotokos follows Christmas Day.
taxiing
taxiing
noun
(aviation) The movement of aircraft on the ground in readiness for takeoff or after landing.
verb
present participle of taxi
taximan
taximan
noun
A male taxi driver.
taximen
taximen
noun
plural of taximan
taxying
taxying
noun
(aviation) Alternative form of taxiing
thrinax
toxamin
toxamin
noun
(medicine, dated) A hypothetical substance in cereals that interferes with calcium and phosphorus metabolism and leads to rickets.
triaxon
triaxon
noun
A triaxonal spicule of a sponge.
uniaxal
uniaxal
adj
Archaic form of uniaxial.
waxings
waxings
noun
plural of waxing
waxwing
waxwing
noun
Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.