(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
almonership
almonership
noun
The rank or office of an almoner.
amenorrheas
amenorrheas
noun
plural of amenorrhea
amorphinism
amorphinism
noun
withdrawal symptoms from morphine
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anachronous
anachronous
Adjective
anachronistic
anamorphism
anamorphism
noun
(computer science) a generalization of the list-producing unfolds known from functional programming to arbitrary abstract data types that can be described as final coalgebras
anamorphose
anamorphose
verb
(transitive) To distort (an image) by anamorphosis.
anamorphous
anamorphous
adj
distorted, deformed
anantherous
anantherous
adj
(botany) Without anthers
anarthrosis
anastrophes
anastrophes
noun
plural of anastrophe
anastrophia
anchoresses
anchoresses
noun
plural of anchoress
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
androphonos
androsphinx
androsphinx
noun
A sphinx with the head of a man.
anemographs
anemographs
noun
plural of anemograph
anhydrously
anorthosite
anorthosite
noun
(petrology) A phaneritic, intrusive igneous rock characterized by a predominance of plagioclase feldspar.
anosphrasia
anosphresia
anotherkins
anotherkins
adj
(UK, regional, obsolete) Of another kind.
anthesterol
anthracnose
anthracnose
noun
(phytopathology) Any of several fungal diseases that affect many plants and trees.
anthracosis
anthracosis
noun
(pneumology, pathology) A relatively mild pneumoconiosis caused by inhalation of coal.
anthropodus
anthropoids
anthropoids
noun
plural of anthropoid
antiheroism
antiheroism
noun
(literature) The quality of being an antihero
antistrophe
antistrophe
noun
(rhetoric) The repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses
(rhetoric) The repetition of words in an inverse order.
In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus, exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from right to left.
The lines of this part of the choral song.
The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against him.
aphrodisian
aphrodisian
Adjective
Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus.
aphrodision
aragonspath
archaeornis
archdeacons
archdeacons
noun
plural of archdeacon
archonships
archonships
noun
plural of archonship
archosyrinx
argiphontes
arsenohemol
arsenophagy
arsenophagy
noun
The practice of eating arsenic.
astrophyton
astrophyton
noun
The giant basket star, an early Mesozoic invertebrate.
athenagoras
athermanous
athermanous
adj
Not transmitting heat.
authorising
authorising
verb
present participle of authorise
baronetship
baronetship
noun
baronetcy
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
beanshooter
beanshooter
noun
Alternative form of bean-shooter
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
boarishness
boarishness
noun
the quality of being boarish
chairperson
chairperson
noun
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
chancellors
chancellors
noun
plural of chancellor
changeovers
changeovers
noun
plural of changeover
chansonnier
chansonnier
noun
A book which contains a collection of chansons.
A singer of chansons.
chardonnays
chardonnays
noun
plural of chardonnay
charlestons
charlestown
chiromantis
chloramines
chloramines
noun
plural of chloramine
chloranthus
chlorcosane
chlorcosane
noun
A mixture of chlorinated hydrocarbons, chiefly 1,2,3,4,6,7,10-heptachlorododecane and 2,5,8,11,14,17,20-heptachlorotricosane, used as a solvent
chlorinates
chlorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chlorinate
chrismation
chrismation
noun
(ecclesiastical) In general, the act of applying chrism, or consecrated oil.
(ecclesiastical) The sacrament of applying chrism to complete baptism in the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic churches.
chronograms
chronograms
noun
plural of chronogram
chrysarobin
chrysarobin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter yellow substance forming the essential constituent of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid.
chrysomonad
chrysomonad
noun
Synonym of chrysophyte
chrysophane
chrysophane
noun
(organic chemistry) A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow, crystalline powder, yielding chrysophanic acid on decomposition.
coathangers
coathangers
noun
plural of coathanger
corinthians
corinthians
noun
plural of corinthian
corybantish
counterdash
decahedrons
decahedrons
noun
plural of decahedron
diachronies
diachronies
noun
plural of diachrony
discophoran
disharmonic
disharmonic
adj
(Australianist linguistics) Of or relating to a generation that is an odd number of generations distant from a particular person.
Not harmonic.
dishonorary
dishonorary
adj
Causing dishonour; tending to disgrace.
dorsibranch
dorsonuchal
dorsonuchal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.
dragomanish
dragomanish
adj
(archaic) Resembling or relating to a dragoman.
dragonheads
dragonheads
noun
plural of dragonhead
echinocaris
enarthroses
enarthroses
noun
plural of enarthrosis
enarthrosis
enarthrosis
noun
(anatomy) A ball-and-socket joint.
encroachers
encroachers
noun
plural of encroacher
eoanthropus
eupanorthus
euphoriants
euphoriants
noun
plural of euphoriant
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
forehandsel
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
galeorhinus
gramophones
gramophones
noun
plural of gramophone
granophyres
granophyres
noun
plural of granophyre
halocarbons
halocarbons
noun
plural of halocarbon
hammerstone
hammerstone
noun
(archaeology) A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day hammer.
handbarrows
handbarrows
noun
plural of handbarrow
handistroke
handworkers
handworkers
noun
plural of handworker
handyperson
handyperson
noun
(uncommon) A handyman or handywoman.
harmonicism
harmonicism
noun
The quality of being harmonic.
harmonicist
harmonicist
noun
someone who plays a harmonica
harmonising
harmonising
verb
present participle of harmonise
harmonistic
harmonistic
adj
of or pertaining to harmony (in fields other than music)
that reconciles conflicting texts etc.
harmonizers
harmonizers
noun
plural of harmonizer
harmonsburg
harpagornis
hartstongue
hartstongue
noun
Alternative spelling of hart's tongue.
hearthstone
hearthstone
noun
(by extension) The fireside, home life.
A flat stone used to form a hearth.
A soft kind of stone used to whiten doorsteps, scour floors, etc.
verb
(transitive) To scour, as a floor, with hearthstone.
heptandrous
heptandrous
adj
(botany) Having seven stamens.
herniations
herniations
noun
plural of herniation
heteroscian
heteroscian
noun
One who lives either north or south of the Tropics, as contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them.
hexahedrons
hibernators
hibernators
noun
plural of hibernator
hierophants
hierophants
noun
plural of hierophant
historician
hoarinesses
hoarinesses
noun
plural of hoariness
hollansburg
homopterans
homopterans
noun
plural of homopteran
honeyeaters
honeyeaters
noun
plural of honeyeater
honorariums
horizontals
horizontals
noun
plural of horizontal
hornswaggle
horrisonant
horrisonant
adj
Having an unpleasant sound.
houselander
houseparent
houseparent
noun
A housemother or housefather
howardstown
hubbardston
hyaenarctos
hyannisport
hydnocarpus
hydrogenase
hydrogenase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
hydrophanes
hydrophanes
noun
plural of hydrophane
hydroplanes
hydroplanes
noun
plural of hydroplane
hyoplastron
hyoplastron
noun
(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.
hyperbatons
hyperbatons
noun
plural of hyperbaton
hypersomnia
hypersomnia
noun
(medicine, pathology) Excessive sleepiness.
hypertonias
hypertonias
noun
plural of hypertonia
hyposternal
icosahedron
icosahedron
noun
(geometry) A polyhedron with twenty faces.
(geometry, specifically) A regular icosahedron: one of the Platonic solids, all of whose faces are regular (equilateral) triangles