The aphetized form of a word, i.e. a word which has dropped its initial vowel or syllable, such as squire.
empathic
empathic
adj
(science fiction) Of, pertaining to, or being an empath: of or having the capability of sensing the emotions of others.
Showing or expressing empathy.
emphatic
emphatic
adj
(grammar) Belonging to a set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to.
(phonology, archaic except in layman’s use) Referring to the above consonants as well as /ħ/ and /ʕ/ (these being seen as emphatic equivalents of /h/ and /ʔ/).
Characterized by emphasis; forceful.
Stated with conviction.
ejective consonants in Ge'ez, Amharic, other Ethiopic Semitic languages, Chadic and Cushitic languages
pharyngealized consonants in Arabic, Hebrew, other Northwest Semitic languages, and Berber languages
noun
(linguistics) A word or phrase adding emphasis, such as "a lot" or "really".
(phonology) An emphatic consonant.
epitheme
epitheme
noun
Obsolete form of epithem.
epithyme
hemipter
hemipter
noun
(zoology) Any organism of the order Hemiptera, including cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
hemitype
hempiest
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
iphthime
mateship
mateship
noun
(countable and uncountable, nautical) The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate.
(countable, whaling, obsolete) A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition.
(countable, zoology, psychology, anthropology) A relationship based on mating.
(uncountable) Fellowship; companionship.
(uncountable, Australia, New Zealand) Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity.
memphite
memphite
Adjective
Of, from or pertaining to Memphis.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Memphis, Egypt.
mephisto
mephitic
mephitic
adj
Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
mephitis
mephitis
noun
(homeopathy) A dilution of fluids derived from skunks or polecats.
A poisonous or foul-smelling gas, especially as emitted from the earth; an unpleasant smell.
mispatch
mispatch
verb
(transitive, computing) To patch wrongly.
multihop
multihop
adj
(networking) Proceeding in multiple hops
ophitism
opsimath
opsimath
noun
(rare) A person who learns late in life.
pansmith
pansmith
noun
A person who makes and repairs metal pans.
philamot
philamot
adj
Alternative form of philomot
philmont
philmont
Proper noun
Philmont Scout Ranch.
Proper noun
A town in
philtrum
philtrum
noun
(anatomy) The shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
(zootomy) The junction between the two halves of an animal's upper lip or nose.
phimotic
phimotic
adj
Pertaining to, or afflicted with, phimosis.
phymatic
phymatid
phymatid
noun
(zoology) Any ambush bug in the subfamily Phymatinae of the family Reduviidae, formerly considered to be an independent family, Phymatidae.
pitchman
pitchman
noun
A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.
pitchmen
pitchmen
noun
plural of pitchman
pithsome
pithsome
adj
(archaic) pithy; robust
prothmia
shipmast
shipmate
shipmate
noun
(nautical) A fellow sailor serving on the same ship as another.
(nautical, informal) Any sailor (when used as a form of address by a sailor).
shipment
shipment
noun
a load of goods that is transported by any method (not just by ship)
the act of transporting goods
spithame
spithame
noun
(historical) The span of a human hand, as a unit of measure in Ancient Greece.
stumpish
stumpish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a stump; short and cut off.
teraphim
teraphim
noun
An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
thaspium
thumping
thumping
adj
(informal) Exceptional in some degree.
noun
(sports) A heavy defeat.
A dull, heavy sound.
verb
present participle of thump
trampish
trampish
adj
Like a tramp (homeless person); scruffy.
trimorph
trimorph
noun
(crystallography) A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or which has three distinct physical states.
(crystallography) Any of the three forms of such a substance.
triumphs
triumphs
noun
plural of triumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of triumph
trophism
trophism
noun
Any specific form of nutrition involving the tissue of another organism
typhemia
umptieth
umptieth
adj
(informal) A generic ordinal number; a last or one of the latest in a long series; implies repetition.