(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
alepine
alepine
noun
Alternative form of alépine
alphean
alpines
alpines
noun
plural of alpine
alypine
anapest
anapest
noun
(prosody) A fragment, phrase or line of poetry or verse using this meter. For an example, see References.
(prosody) In qualitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two unstressed and one stressed (e.g., the word "interrupt").
(prosody) In quantitative metre, a metrical foot consisting of three syllables, two short and one long (e.g., Latin pariēs: pa-ri-ēs).
anapnea
anapnea
noun
(medicine) Resumption of breathing after a period of halted respiration.
angarep
antapex
antapex
noun
(astronomy) The point opposite the solar apex
antiope
antwerp
antwerp
Proper noun
The most populous province of Flanders and Belgium.
The capital city of the eponymous
apanage
apanage
noun
(historical) A grant (especially by a sovereign) of land (or other source of revenue) as a birthright.
A perquisite that is appropriate to one's position; an accompaniment.
verb
(transitive) To confer an apanage upon.
apeiron
apeiron
noun
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
apeling
apeling
noun
A small, young, or immature ape.
apexing
aphanes
apiezon
apinage
aplenty
aplenty
adj
(postpositive) In a generous or overlarge quantity.
adv
Enough or more than enough.
apnoeal
apnoeal
adj
(pathology) Of or characterized by apnoea.
apnoeas
apnoeas
noun
plural of apnoea
apnoeic
apnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of apneic
apogean
apogean
adj
Connected with the apogee.
apogeny
apolune
apolune
noun
(astronomy) The point of an elliptical lunar orbit where the distance between the satellite and the Moon is at its maximum.
appends
appends
noun
plural of append
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of append
appense
apprend
aproned
aproned
adj
Wearing an apron.
apteran
apteran
adj
Alternative form of apterous
noun
(zoology) Any of the Aptera, an obsolete taxonomic category of wingless arthropods.
aptness
aptness
noun
disposition of the mind; propensity
proneness; tendency
speed or readiness in learning; docility
suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable
apyrene
apyrene
adj
(zoology) Of sperm in species that exhibit sperm heteromorphism, infertile.
arpanet
arpents
arpents
noun
plural of arpent
azophen
bakepan
bedpans
bedpans
noun
plural of bedpan
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
belknap
benempt
benempt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bename, Alternative form of benamed
bepaint
bepaint
verb
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
beprank
bespend
bespend
verb
(transitive) To expend; bestow; employ.
biplane
biplane
adj
(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.
bullpen
bullpen
noun
(baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.
(baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.
(figurative) A place for someone or something to get ready.
An enclosed area used to hold bulls.
An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.
calepin
campane
campane
noun
(heraldry, usually in the plural) A bell.
(rare) A bell-shaped vessel forming the upper part of an alembic.
campine
campine
Proper noun
A region to the east of the city of Antwerp, Belgium (in the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg), and southwest of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (in the province of North Brabant).
Noun
A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region.
campney
canapes
canapes
noun
plural of canape
canepin
capanne
capelan
capelin
capelin
noun
Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
caprine
caprine
adj
Goatlike.
Of or relating to goats.
noun
Alternative form of caprin
Any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe Caprini.
caprone
carpent
carpent
verb
(nonstandard, rare) To do carpentry, or work on (something) as a carpenter.
chapmen
chapmen
noun
plural of chapman
cheapen
cheapen
verb
(intransitive) to become cheaper
(transitive) to decrease the value of; to make cheaper
(transitive) to make vulgar
(transitive, obsolete) to bargain for, ask the price of.
chopine
chopine
noun
(historical, footwear) A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
clapnet
clapnet
noun
Alternative form of clap net
cleanup
cleanup
noun
(baseball) Fourth in the batting order; a cleanup hitter.
The act of cleaning or tidying something.
verb
Misspelling of clean up.
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
clupein
clupein
noun
(organic chemistry) A protamine found in herring.
clupien
compend
compend
noun
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
compone
compone
verb
(archaic, transitive) To compose; to settle; to arrange.
concept
concept
noun
(generic programming) A description of supported operations on a type, including their syntax and semantics.
An abstract and general idea; an abstraction.
Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).
verb
to conceive; to dream up
conspue
contemp
copaene
copaene
noun
(organic chemistry) An oily liquid hydrocarbon found in a number of essential oil-producing plants. It is a tricyclic sesquiterpene.
copehan
copeman
copeman
noun
(obsolete) A chapman; a dealer; a merchant.
coptine
crepine
creping
creping
verb
present participle of crepe
crepons
crepons
noun
plural of crepon
crippen
crispen
crispen
Verb
To make crisp.
To become crisp.
cruppen
cuprein
cuprene
cuprene
noun
(organic chemistry) A poorly characterised polymer of acetylene
cyprine
cyprine
adj
(botany) Of or pertaining to the cypress.
dampens
dampens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dampen
daphene
daphnes
daphnes
noun
plural of daphne
dapsone
dapsone
noun
(pharmacology) A bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.
deadpan
deadpan
adj
Deliberately impassive or expressionless.
Having such a face or look.
Impassive.
adv
In a deadpan manner.
noun
A style of comedic delivery in which something humorous is said or done while not exhibiting a change in emotion or facial expression.
verb
To express (oneself) in an impassive or expressionless manner.
deepens
deepens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deepen
deeping
delphin
delphin
noun
(organic chemistry) A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the porpoise.
depaint
depaint
verb
(archaic, transitive) To colour; to decorate with colours.
(archaic, transitive) To depict in words; to describe graphically.
(archaic, transitive) To stain; to distain.
(transitive) To remove paint from.
depends
depends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depend
deplane
deplane
verb
To disembark from an airplane.
deplant
deplant
verb
(transitive) To take up plants; to transplant.
deponed
deponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of depone
deponer
deponer
noun
One who depones.
depones
depones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depone
deprint
depthen
depthen
verb
(transitive, now rare) To increase the depth of; make deep or deeper
despend
despend
verb
(obsolete) To spend; to squander.
despond
despond
noun
(archaic) Despondency.
verb
To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to become dejected, lose heart.
diapnoe
dispend
dispend
verb
(obsolete) To distribute or dispense.
(obsolete) To spend or expend.
(obsolete) To waste or squander.
dispone
dispone
verb
(transitive, law) To convey legal authority to another.
(transitive, obsolete) To set in order; to dispose.
dnieper
dnieper
Proper noun
A large river flowing southerly through Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine into the Black Sea.
drepane
duplone
dyphone
dypnone
dypnone
noun
(chemistry) diphenyl-butenone, Ph-C(=O)CH=C(CH₃)-Ph, or any of its derivatives
dyspnea
dyspnea
noun
(pathology, North American spelling) Difficult or labored respiration; shortness of breath.
edaphon
edaphon
noun
(biology) Any animal or plant found in soil.
elapine
elapine
adj
Pertaining to the Elapidae, a taxonomic group including cobras.
eloping
eloping
verb
present participle of elope
elpenor
empanel
empanel
noun
(law) A list of jurors; a panel.
verb
Alternative spelling of impanel
empeine
empirin
emplane
emplane
verb
Alternative form of enplane
emprent
emprint
emprint
verb
Obsolete form of imprint.
emptins
emptins
noun
(colloquial) The sediment of beer, cider, etc.
A type of yeast obtained from the remains of the brewing process.
emption
emption
noun
(obsolete) The act of buying.
encamps
encamps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encamp
encarpa
encarpi
encarpi
noun
plural of encarpus
enclasp
enclasp
verb
To hold in (or as if in) a clasp; to embrace
encrisp
encrypt
encrypt
verb
To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
endopod
endopod
noun
endopodite
endplay
endplay
noun
(bridge) A tactical play in which a defender is put on lead at a strategic moment, and then has to make a play that loses one or more tricks
verb
(bridge) To make an endplay.
endship
endship
noun
(obsolete) A village.
engrasp
engrasp
verb
(obsolete) To grasp; to grip.
enhappy
enoplan
enoplan
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the worms of the class Enopla.
noun
(zoology) Any worm of the class Enopla.
enplane
enplane
verb
to board an airplane
enrapts
enripen
enripen
verb
(transitive, archaic) To ripen; develop from incipiency to maturity; bring to perfection.
enspell
enspell
verb
To bewitch with a magic spell; to charm.
enstamp
enstamp
verb
(transitive) To stamp or mark; to impress deeply.
ensteep
ensteep
verb
(obsolete) To steep or submerge.
ensweep
ensweep
verb
(transitive) To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly.
entopic
entopic
adj
(medicine) in the usual place, referring to medical or anatomical objects.
entraps
entraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of entrap
entrept
entropy
entropy
noun
(Boltzmann definition) A measure of the disorder directly proportional to the natural logarithm of the number of microstates yielding an equivalent thermodynamic macrostate.
(information theory) Shannon entropy
(statistics, information theory, countable) A measure of the amount of information and noise present in a signal.
(thermodynamics, countable) A measure of the amount of energy in a physical system that cannot be used to do work.
(uncountable) The tendency of a system that is left to itself to descend into chaos.
The capacity factor for thermal energy that is hidden with respect to temperature.
The dispersal of energy; how much energy is spread out in a process, or how widely spread out it becomes, at a specific temperature.
envapor
envelop
envelop
verb
(transitive) To surround or enclose.
enwraps
enwraps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap
enwrapt
enwrapt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of enwrap
epanody
epergne
epergne
noun
A table centerpiece, usually made of silver, generally consisting of a central bowl with radiating dishes or holders.
eperlan
eperlan
noun
The European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus)
epicene
epicene
adj
(biology and figuratively) Of indeterminate sex, whether asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; of a human face, intermediate in form between a man's face and a woman's face.
(by extension) Indeterminate; mixed.
(by extension) Suitable for use regardless of sex; unisex.
(by extension, usually derogatory) Of a man: effeminate.
(linguistics) Of or relating to a class of Greek and Latin nouns that may refer to males or females but have a fixed grammatical gender (feminine, masculine, neuter, etc.).
(linguistics) Of or relating to nouns or pronouns in any language that have a single form for male and female referents.
noun
(biology and figuratively) An epicene person, whether biologically asexual, androgynous, hermaphrodite, or intersex; an androgyne, a hermaphrodite.
(by extension) A transsexual; also, a transvestite.
(by extension, usually derogatory) An effeminate man.
(linguistics) An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.