The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
actorship
actorship
noun
The state or quality associated with being an actor.
algraphic
algraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to algraphy.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
apheretic
apheretic
adj
US standard spelling of aphaeretic.
apocrypha
apocrypha
noun
Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or authority (formerly also used attributively).
appeacher
appeacher
Noun
An accuser.
archetype
archetype
noun
(literature) A character, object, or story that is based on a known character, object, or story.
(psychology) According to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung: a universal pattern of thought, present in an individual's unconscious, inherited from the past collective experience of humanity.
(textual criticism) A protograph (“original manuscript of a text from which all further copies derive”).
An ideal example of something; a quintessence.
An original model of which all other similar concepts, objects, or persons are merely copied, derivative, emulated, or patterned; a prototype.
verb
To depict as, model using, or otherwise associate an object or subject with an archetype.
archicarp
archicarp
noun
The female reproductive structure of an ascomycete.
archpiece
arcograph
arcograph
noun
An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a central point.
ascophore
athreptic
athreptic
adj
Relating to athrepsia
calthrops
calthrops
noun
plural of calthrop
camphires
camphires
noun
plural of camphire
camphoric
camphoric
adj
Containing, or derived from camphor
camphoryl
camphoryl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) Any univalent radical derived from camphor
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
canephore
canephore
noun
Alternative form of canephora
canephori
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
canephroi
caperbush
caperbush
noun
Alternative form of caper bush
caphaurus
caphtorim
carapache
carapacho
cardsharp
cardsharp
noun
(card games) A professional cheater at card games.
carpathia
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpolith
carpolith
noun
Synonym of carpolite
carpophyl
cataphora
cataphora
noun
(linguistics, rhetoric) The use of a pronoun, or other linguistic unit, before the noun phrase to which it refers, sometimes used for rhetorical effect.
catharpin
catharpin
noun
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
cecograph
cerograph
cerograph
noun
A writing on wax.
champerty
champerty
noun
(law) The investing of money into an individual's lawsuit.
chapacura
chaparral
chaparral
noun
(US) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.
chaparraz
chaperone
chaperone
noun
(UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
verb
(UK, business) To work as a chaperone.
To act as a chaperone.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
chapiters
chapiters
noun
plural of chapiter
chapitral
chaplanry
chaprassi
chaprassi
noun
Alternative form of chaprasi
chapteral
chaptered
chaptered
adj
Having chapters of a specified number or kind.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chapter
cheapener
cheapener
noun
One who cheapens.
chipboard
chipboard
noun
(Australia, UK) A building material made from wood chips compressed and bound with synthetic resin.
chirapsia
chirapsia
noun
massage as a form of therapy
chloropal
chloropal
noun
(mineralogy) A massive mineral, greenish in colour and opal-like in appearance, essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.
chloropia
chrysopal
chrysopal
noun
Synonym of chrysoberyl
chuprassi
chuprassy
claviharp
claviharp
noun
(music) A 19th-century musical instrument combining a harp with a keyboard.
copperahs
copperahs
noun
plural of copperah
copygraph
copygraph
noun
(dated) An early means of producing multiple copies of a document by means of pressing it against a slab of gelatin softened with glycerin and making further copies from the resulting reversed image.
coryphaea
coryphaei
coryphaei
noun
plural of coryphaeus
crackhemp
crampfish
crampfish
noun
A coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
Atlantic torpedo (Torpedo nobiliana)
common torpedo (Torpedo torpedo)
crapefish
crapefish
noun
Salted codfish hardened by pressure.
creophagy
creophagy
noun
Alternative spelling of kreophagy
crosspath
crotaphic
cryopathy
cryopathy
noun
(pathology) Any morbid condition caused by coldness
cryptarch
cymagraph
cymagraph
noun
An instrument for tracing the outlines of moldings.
cymograph
cymograph
noun
An instrument for obtaining drawings from the mouldings of Gothic architecture.
digraphic
digraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to a digraph.
echograph
echograph
noun
An instrument that uses ultrasound to produce an echogram as a diagnostic aid.
ecphoriae
ecphorias
ecphorias
noun
plural of ecphoria
ecphrasis
ecphrasis
noun
Alternative spelling of ekphrasis
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
eparchate
eparchate
noun
An eparchy, or diocese of a bishop.
eparchean
eparchial
eparchial
adj
Of or pertaining to an eparchy.
eparchies
eparchies
noun
plural of eparchy
ephraitic
eucryphia
eucryphia
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucryphia
graphemic
graphemic
adj
Being or that is a grapheme; being or that is an irreducibly meaningful unit of written language.
Of or pertaining to graphemes or their study.
graphical
graphical
adj
(computing) Of, related to, or using graphics.
Of, related to, or shown on a graph.
Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines.
graphicly
graphicly
adv
Archaic form of graphically.
graphitic
graphitic
adj
Of, relating to, resembling, or having the structure of graphite.
hairpiece
hairpiece
noun
A false substitute for a person's hair; a toupee or wig.
harpalyce
harpsical
haruspice
haruspicy
haruspicy
noun
The study and divination by use of animal entrails, usually the victims of sacrifice.
heptarchs
heptarchs
noun
plural of heptarch
heptarchy
heptarchy
noun
A government of seven people.
A group of seven states, especially (historical) those in Anglo-Saxon Britain.
The realm so ruled.
hipparchs
hipparchs
noun
plural of hipparch
hippocras
hippocras
noun
A cordial, made from a spiced wine mixed with sugar and spices, usually including cinnamon, which were strained out by a cloth before the drink was consumed.
hopcrease
hoppercar
hyperacid
hyperacid
adj
Highly acidic.
hypobaric
hypobaric
adj
Of, relating to, or utilizing less than normal air pressure.
hyposarca
hyposarca
noun
anasarca
impeacher
impeacher
noun
One who impeaches.
jatrophic
jatrophic
adj
Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the genus Jatropha.
lochopyra
marchpane
marchpane
noun
Obsolete form of marzipan.
oncograph
oncograph
noun
An instrument for registering the changes observable with an oncometer.
outpreach
outpreach
verb
(transitive) To surpass in preaching.
overcheap
pachyderm
pachyderm
noun
(idiomatic) A person with thick skin; someone who is not affected by or does not care what others say about him or her.
(idiomatic) Someone who is insensitive.
(informal) An elephant
(obsolete, zoology) A member of the obsolete taxonomic order Pachydermata, grouping of thick-skinned, hoofed animals such as the rhinoceros, hippopotamus, elephant, pig and horse.
packhorse
packhorse
noun
A horse used as a pack animal.
paedarchy
panachure
panarchic
panarchic
adj
Pertaining or related to panarchy
pantarchy
parachors
parachors
noun
plural of parachor
parachrea
parachute
parachute
noun
(BDSM) A small collar which fastens around the scrotum and from which weights can be hung.
(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.
(zoology) A web or fold of skin extending between the legs of gliding mammals, such as the flying squirrel and colugo.
A piece of cloth used in physical education often colorful and surrounded by handles.
verb
(intransitive) To jump, fall, descend, etc. using such a device.
(transitive) To introduce into a place using such a device.
(transitive) To place (somebody) in an organisation in a position of authority without their having previous experience there; used with in or into.
parchable
parchedly
parchedly
adv
In a parched manner; with great thirst or dryness.
parcheesi
parchemin
parchment
parchment
noun
A diploma (traditionally written on parchment).
A document made on such material.
Material, made from the polished skin of a calf, sheep, goat or other animal, used like paper for writing.
Stiff paper imitating that material.
The creamy to tanned color of parchment.
The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.
parenchym
parfleche
parfleche
noun
(US) A form of stiff leather made from rawhide
(US) A shield, bag or other item made from this material
parochial
parochial
adj
Characterized by an unsophisticated focus on local concerns to the exclusion of wider contexts; elementary in scope or outlook.
Pertaining to a parish.
noun
A parochial individual.
parochian
parochian
adj
(obsolete) parochial
noun
(obsolete) A parishioner.
parochine
parorchid
parorchis
parorchis
noun
(anatomy, archaic) The part of the epididymis, or the corresponding part of the excretory duct of the testicle, that is derived from the Wolffian body.
parthenic
parthenic
Adjective
Of or relating to the Spartan Partheniae, or sons of unmarried women.
patchword
patchword
noun
A word inserted for the sake of meter.
patchwork
patchwork
noun
(derogatory) A state of regulations whose constituents have an opaque scope of application because of their questionable delimitation with regard to each other.
(figurative) Any kind of creation that utilizes many different aspects to create one whole piece.
A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
verb
To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
pathocure
patriarch
patriarch
noun
(Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in the province but now generally as an honorary title; in Roman Catholicism, considered a bishop second only to the Pope in rank.
A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
An old leader of a village or community.
In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons of Jacob (considered to have created the twelve tribes of Israel) or (in plural) Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
The male head of a household or nuclear family.
The male progenitor of a genetic or tribal line, or of a clan or extended family.
paunchier
paunchier
adj
comparative form of paunchy: more paunchy
peachtree
peachtree
noun
Alternative form of peach tree
peachwort
pentarchs
pentarchs
noun
plural of pentarch
pentarchy
pentarchy
noun
(politics) Government by five persons.
A federation of five nations, each under its own government or ruler.
A governing body consisting of five persons.
perchable
perchable
adj
Suitable for perching upon.
perchance
perchance
adv
perhaps; by chance
perichtia
pernychia
phalarica
phalarica
noun
An Ancient Roman javelin wrapped in tow and pitch that was set on fire before being fired
pharaonic
pharaonic
adj
Impressively large or luxurious.
Of or pertaining to a pharaoh.
Of or pertaining to infibulation as a means of female genital mutilation.
Tyrannical or brutally oppressive.
pharisaic
pharisaic
adj
(chiefly Christianity) Emphasizing the observance of ritual or practice over the meaning.