(obsolete) The goatgrass (Aegilops spp.) or other grass found as a corn-weed.
An ulcer or fistula in the inner angle of the eye.
aesopian
akepiros
akepiros
noun
plural of akepiro
alopecia
alopecia
noun
(medicine) Loss of hair (especially on the head) or loss of wool or feathers, whether natural or caused by disease.
(pathology) Deficiency of the hair, which may be caused by failure to grow or loss after growth.
Baldness.
alopecic
alopecic
adj
Relating to or suffering from alopecia.
alopekai
antilope
antipode
antipode
noun
Something directly opposite or diametrically opposed.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipope
antipope
noun
(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
aphelion
aphelion
noun
(astronomy) The point in the elliptical orbit of a planet, comet, etc., where it is farthest from the Sun.
aphorise
aphorise
verb
(intransitive) To use aphorisms.
(transitive) To create an aphorism from.
aphorize
aphorize
verb
Alternative spelling of aphorise
apikores
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.
apodidae
apogaeic
apogaeic
adj
Alternative form of apogeic
apolline
apomixes
apomixes
noun
plural of apomixis
aporetic
aporetic
adj
Tending to doubt.
apoxesis
appointe
apposite
apposite
adj
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.
Related, homologous.
Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.
noun
(rare) That which is apposite; something suitable.
apteroid
arpeggio
arpeggio
noun
(music) The notes of a chord played individually instead of simultaneously, usually moving from lowest to highest.
verb
(intransitive) To produce arpeggios; to produce sounds resembling arpeggios.
(transitive) To play (a chord) as an arpeggio; to play (a piece of music) with arpeggios.
(transitive, intransitive, figurative) To move (the hand or fingers) against a surface as if playing arpeggios on a keyboard; to touch different points in succession along a surface.
atropine
atropine
noun
(toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
biophore
biophore
noun
Alternative spelling of biophor
biophyte
biophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that obtains nourishment from the bodies of insects (or other once-living organisms)
biopsies
biopsies
noun
plural of biopsy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of biopsy
bioscope
bioscope
noun
(South Africa, India, Myanmar, Singapore, Indonesia, dated) A cinema or movie theatre.
An early form of movie projector
biotopes
biotopes
noun
plural of biotope
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
biphenol
biphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenolic hydroxy groups; such a phenolic derivative of biphenyl
biporose
bishoped
bishoped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bishop
blowpipe
blowpipe
noun
(chemistry) a narrow tube through which a jet of air is directed onto a flame; used in the analysis of minerals etc and in jewelry manufacture
(glassblowing) a long narrow pipe, rotated in the hands, upon which glassware is blown
a weapon through which darts may be shot by blowing; a blowgun
bonspiel
bonspiel
noun
A tournament in the sport of curling.
calliope
calliope
noun
A musical organ, consisting of steam whistles played with a keyboard. Often used with merry-go-rounds.
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
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.
capriole
capriole
noun
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
verb
(intransitive) To leap; to caper.
(transitive) To cause (one's mounted horse) to perform a capriole.
capriote
cassiope
cecropia
cecropia
noun
A large saturniid moth native to North America, Hyalophora cecropia, having distinctive red, white and black markings on the wings
Any tree of the genus Cecropia.
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
chicopee
chopines
chopines
noun
plural of chopine
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
clipsome
clipsome
adj
(archaic) Fit to be clasped or embraced.
clupeiod
clupeoid
clupeoid
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
noun
(zoology) Any of a group of fish closely related taxonomically to herring.
codpiece
codpiece
noun
A conspicuous protection for the male genitals in a suit of plate armor.
A part of male dress in the 15th and 16th centuries, worn in front of the breeches to cover the male genitals.
coemptio
coexpire
compiled
compiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compile
compiler
compiler
noun
(software compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
One who compiles.
compiles
compiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compile
compinge
compinge
verb
(obsolete) To compress; to shut up.
complice
complice
noun
(obsolete) An accomplice; a supporter.
complied
complied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comply
complier
complier
noun
One who complies or obeys.
complies
complies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comply
compline
compline
noun
(Christianity) The last of the canonical hours, sung just before retiring to bed.
comprise
comprise
verb
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
To contain or embrace.
comprize
comprize
verb
Archaic form of comprise.
concepci
conspire
conspire
verb
(intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results.
(transitive) To work together to bring about.
cooperia
cooptive
cooptive
adj
Relating to cooption
copaline
copaline
noun
(mineralogy) Partly mineralized copal; an organic substance found as irregular pieces of a pale yellow colour.
copalite
copalite
noun
Synonym of copaline
copemish
copiable
copiable
adj
Able to be copied.
copiague
copihues
copihues
noun
plural of copihue
coppelia
coppiced
coppiced
adj
(usually of trees) Cut back to ground level to stimulate growth.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coppice
coppices
coppices
noun
plural of coppice
copremia
copremia
noun
Alternative form of copræmia
copremic
copremic
adj
Relating to, or suffering from, copremia.
coprides
coprinae
coprince
coprince
noun
Any of a group of princes who govern jointly, as in Andorra.
coproite
copyedit
copyedit
noun
A single change to the text of a document that is an instance of copyediting.
The process or act of copyediting a document.
The result of copyediting a document.
verb
(transitive, printing) To correct the spelling, grammar, formatting, etc. of printed material and prepare it for typesetting, printing, or online publishing.
copywise
cornpipe
couperin
croppies
croppies
noun
plural of croppie
plural of croppy
croupier
croupier
noun
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
cupidone
cypriote
deiphobe
demiphon
demophil
demophil
noun
Dated form of demophile (“friend of the people”).
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
depilous
depilous
adj
hairless
depolish
depolish
verb
(transitive) To remove the polish from.
depoliti
deponing
deponing
verb
present participle of depone
deposing
deposing
verb
present participle of depose
deposita
deposito
deposits
deposits
noun
plural of deposit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deposit
despoils
despoils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of despoil
despoina
despotic
despotic
adj
Acting or ruling as a despot, tyrannical.
Of or pertaining to a despot or tyrant.
diaphone
diaphone
noun
(phonology) A particular dialectal variant of a phoneme; all the dialectal variants of a phoneme, considered as a whole.
A kind of organ pipe.
A sound signal which produces sound by means of a slotted piston moved back and forth by compressed air.
diaphote
diaphote
noun
(historical) A supposed instrument designed for transmitting pictures by telegraph. It turned out the device was a hoax.
diascope
diascope
noun
(medicine) A flat piece of glass or transparent plastic, used to examine lesions in the skin
A projector used for projecting transparencies.
diaspore
diaspore
noun
(botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
diopside
diopside
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic pyroxene mineral, a magnesium calcium silicate with the chemical formula CaMgSi₂O₆, found in igneous and metamorphic rocks.
dioptase
dioptase
noun
An intense emerald-green to bluish-green copper cyclosilicate mineral.
diopters
diopters
noun
plural of diopter
dioptres
dioptres
noun
plural of dioptre
diphenol
diphenol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound that has two phenol groups; especially the isomeric benzenediols (catechol, resorcinol and hydroquinone).
diploses
dipodies
dipodies
noun
plural of dipody
dipteroi
dipteroi
noun
plural of dipteros
dipteron
dipteros
dipteros
noun
(architecture) A building with double peristyle or colonnade.
displode
displode
verb
(intransitive) To burst with a loud report; to explode.
(transitive) To discharge; to explode.
disponed
disponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispone
disponee
disponee
noun
(law, Scotland) The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.
disponer
disponer
noun
(law, Scotland) One who legally transfers his or her own property to another.
disponge
disponge
verb
(poetic, rare) To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge.
disposed
disposed
adj
(in combination) Having a certain disposition.
(obsolete) Inclined to mirth; jolly.
Inclined; minded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispose
disposer
disposer
noun
One who disposes.
disposes
disposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispose
disprove
disprove
verb
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
disvelop
disvelop
verb
Obsolete form of develop.
dodipole
dodipole
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) An old person with impaired intellect; a dotard, idiot or lunatic.
dogeship
dogeship
Noun
The role or status of doge (chief magistrate).
dopamine
dopamine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A monoamine C₈H₁₁NO₂ that is a decarboxylated form of dopa, present in the body as a neurotransmitter and a precursor of other substances including adrenalin.
dopiness
dopiness
noun
The characteristic of being dopey.
downpipe
downpipe
noun
The drainpipe that connects a roof-line gutter with the ground.
droopier
droopier
adj
comparative form of droopy: more droopy
droplike
droplike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a drop of liquid.
dropline
dropline
noun
A long, vertical fishing line having a series of hooks.
dropsied
dropsied
adj
Diseased with dropsy (edema).
dropsies
dropsies
noun
plural of dropsy
dropwise
dropwise
adj
One drop at a time
adv
In drops; one drop at a time
echinops
ecotopic
ecotopic
adj
Relating to an ecotope.
ecotypic
ecotypic
adj
Of or pertaining to an ecotype
ecphoria
ecphoria
noun
A stage in memory retrieval in which a latent engram is activated