(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
accomplish
accomplish
verb
(transitive) To complete, as time or distance.
(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.
(transitive) To finish successfully.
(transitive, Philippines) to fill out a form.
(transitive, archaic) To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.
(transitive, obsolete) To gain; to obtain.
acephalous
acephalous
adj
(botany) Having the style spring from the base, instead of from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries
(of a manuscript) Lacking the first portion of the text.
(prosody) Deficient in the beginning, as a line of poetry that is missing its expected opening syllable.
(rare) Without a beginning.
(social sciences, political science, sociology) A system of society without centralised state authority, where power is welded amongst groups of community entities e.g. clans. Without a leader or chief.
(zoology, applied to bivalve mollusks) Without a distinct head.
Having no head.
achromasia
achromasia
noun
Absence of normal skin pigmentation (from bruising, stress or disease); pallor or achromia.
The inability of a cell or tissue to be stained.
acrorhagus
acrorhagus
noun
Any of a set of marginal tubercles of sea anemones containing specialized nematocysts
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
agathocles
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
aircoaches
aircoaches
noun
plural of aircoach
alcoholics
alcoholics
noun
plural of alcoholic
alcoholise
alcoholise
verb
Alternative spelling of alcoholize
alcoholism
alcoholism
noun
(pathology) Acute alcohol poisoning.
A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
alcoholist
alcoholist
noun
(dated) One suffering from alcoholism; an alcoholic.
ammochryse
ammochryse
Noun
A soft, glossy yellow stone.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anchorages
anchorages
noun
plural of anchorage
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchorless
anchorless
adj
Lacking an anchor; adrift
anchorwise
anchylosed
anchylosed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
antechoirs
antechoirs
noun
plural of antechoir
anthoceros
antichorus
antilochus
antischool
antischool
adj
Opposed to schools.
aphorismic
aphorismic
adj
Relating to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.
aphoristic
aphoristic
adj
Of, relating to, or containing aphorisms, maxims or epigrams; gnomic.
approaches
approaches
noun
(military) The covered roads, trenches, or other works made by besiegers or soldiers in their advances toward a place such as a fortress or military post.
Movements to gain favour; advances.
plural of approach
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approach
araphostic
araphostic
adj
Alternative form of araphorostic
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archdespot
archdespot
noun
A chief despot.
archemorus
archespore
archespore
noun
(biology) A group of cells from which microspores or megaspores develop
archidoxis
archispore
archistome
archonship
archonship
noun
The rank or office of an archon.
archoplasm
archoplasm
noun
(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.
archpastor
arthroncus
artichokes
artichokes
noun
plural of artichoke
ascolichen
ascolichen
noun
Any lichen whose fungal component is an ascomycete
asphyctous
asthenopic
asthenopic
adj
Having, or pertaining to, asthenopia.
astrohatch
asynchrony
asynchrony
noun
The state of being asynchronous, or out of synchronization
atrichosis
atrichosis
noun
(pathology) Synonym of atrichia
backhouses
backhouses
noun
plural of backhouse
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
basophilic
basophilic
adj
Easily stained with basic dyes, such as haematoxylin.
beachdrops
bishopscap
blockheads
blockheads
noun
plural of blockhead
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blockhead
cacoenthes
cacothesis
canephoros
canephorus
cantorship
cantorship
noun
The state or business of a cantor.
carphophis
carrothers
cartouches
cartouches
noun
plural of cartouche
catarrhous
catarrhous
adj
catarrhal
catchwords
catchwords
noun
plural of catchword
catholicos
catholicos
noun
(Christianity) A high-ranking bishop or patriarch in certain Eastern Christian traditions.
catholicus
cenanthous
cenanthous
adj
(botany, of a perianth) That lacks both stamens and pistil
cephalotus
chaddsford
chaetosema
chaetosema
noun
A cluster of sensory bristles on the head of some insects
chaetosoma
chaikovski
chalcosine
chalicosis
chalicosis
noun
A form of pneumoconiosis affecting the lungs or bronchioles, found chiefly among stonecutters.
chalkstone
chalkstone
noun
(medicine) A chalk-like concretion, consisting mainly of urate of sodium, found in those affected with gout; a tophus.
(obsolete) A mass or piece of chalk.
chalkstony
chalkstony
adj
Having or resembling chalkstones.
chalonnais
chalybeous
chalybeous
adj
(zoology) steel blue; of the colour of tempered steel.
chamaerops
chameleons
chameleons
noun
plural of chameleon
chamoising
chamoising
verb
present participle of chamois
chamoisite
chamoisite
noun
(mineralogy) Alternative form of chamosite
champenois
chancroids
chancroids
noun
plural of chancroid
chaogenous
chaogenous
adj
That which is born from chaos.
chaparajos
chaparajos
noun
chaps (item of clothing)
chaparejos
chaparejos
noun
chaps (trousers)
chaperones
chaperones
noun
plural of chaperone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperone
characeous
characeous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the family Characeae of green algae.
charbroils
charbroils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of charbroil
charleston
charleston
verb
(intransitive) To dance the Charleston.
charollais
charthouse
charthouse
noun
(nautical) The place on a (Royal Navy) ship in which the course is plotted manually on charts
chasmogamy
chasmogamy
noun
(botany) The production of flowers that open and expose the stamens and styles.
chassepots
chassepots
noun
plural of chassepot
chatsworth
chatsworth
Proper noun
a civil parish in and around district, Derbyshire, England.
a town near Queensland, Australia.
a township and village in Ontario, Canada.
a township in South Africa.
a settlement in province, South Africa.
a small settlement in provice, Zimbabwe.
a neighbourhood in the San Fernando Valley, California, USA.
a city in Georgia, USA
an incorporated town in Illinois, USA.
a small city in Iowa, USA.
an unincorporated community in New Jersey, USA.
chauliodes
cheboksary
cheboksary
Proper noun
The capital city of Chuvashia, Russia
cheechakos
cheechakos
noun
plural of cheechako
chemopause
chemotaxis
chemotaxis
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The movement of a cell or an organism in response to a chemical stimulant.
chessboard
chessboard
noun
(chess) The square board used in the game of chess, subdivided into eight rows of eight squares each, the squares in each row and column being of alternating colours.
(topology) A mathematical construction based on this pattern of squares
chiasmodon
chicagoans
chilomonas
chilostoma
chionaspis
chirospasm
chirospasm
noun
Alternative form of cheirospasm
chivalrous
chivalrous
adj
(of a man) Honourable, especially to women; gallant.
involving chivalry.
chloasmata
chloralism
chloralism
noun
(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.
chloralose
chloralose
noun
An avicide and rodenticide, also used in neuroscience and veterinary medicine as an anaesthetic and sedative.
chloropsia
chloropsia
noun
(pathology) A visual defect in which objects appear to have a greenish tinge
chlorsalol
choanosome
choanosome
noun
An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes
chocolates
chocolates
noun
plural of chocolate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chocolate
chokestrap
chokestrap
noun
A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the collar, to keep the collar in place.
cholestane
cholestane
noun
(organic chemistry) The tetracyclic hydrocarbon precursor of most steroids, such as cholesterol.
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chooseable
chooseable
adj
Alternative spelling of choosable
choraguses
chorasmian
chorasmian
Adjective
of, from, or pertaining to Chorasmia
Noun
a person from Chorasmia
Proper noun
an extinct Eastern Iranian language once spoken in Chorasmia
choriambus
choriambus
noun
(poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and last are long, and the others short; a choreus, or trochee, united with an iambus.
choristate
choristate
adj
Relating to, or exhibiting chorisis
choristoma
choristoma
noun
A collection of normal cells in an abnormal location.
chorobates
chousingha
chousingha
noun
The four-horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), a small antelope found in open forest in India and Nepal.
christiano
christoval
chromatics
chromatics
noun
(music) Chromatic harmonies or notes.
(optics) The science of colours; the branch of optics that deals with the properties of colours.
chromatism
chromatism
noun
(optics) chromatic aberration
(psychology) chromesthesia
The state of being coloured
chromatist
chromatist
noun
A person whose speciality is chromatics
chromopsia
chronaxies
chronaxies
noun
plural of chronaxie
chrosperma
chrysaloid
chrysaloid
adj
Resembling a chrysalis.
chrysocale
chrysomyia
chrysophan
chrysophan
noun
Archaic form of chrysophane.
chylaceous
chylaceous
adj
(physiology) Resembling or consisting of chyle.
clothesbag
clothesbag
noun
Alternative form of clothes bag
clothesman
clothesman
noun
Someone who sells clothes
coachsmith
coachsmith
noun
A builder of coaches.
coalfishes
coalfishes
noun
plural of coalfish
coatsworth
cocashweed
cocashweed
noun
A form of ragwort
cochleleas
cornishman
cornishman
Noun
A man from Cornwall.
cornstarch
cornstarch
noun
A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
coryphaeus
coryphaeus
noun
The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.
coryphasia
costraight
costraight
adj
(geometry) On the same straight line.
crashproof
crashproof
adj
(computing) Resistant to crashes (failure of software programs).
(of a vehicle) Resistant to the damaging effects of a collision.