(biology) The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell division, consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle of rod-like fibres diverging from each aster.
amphiboles
amphiboles
noun
plural of amphibole
amphimixes
amphimixes
noun
plural of amphimixis
amphispore
amphistome
amphistome
noun
Any trematode of the genus Paramphistomum (previously Amphistoma)
amphoterus
aphorismer
aphorismer
noun
(nonce word, derogatory) A dealer in aphorisms.
apishamore
apishamore
noun
A saddle blanket.
archisperm
atmosphere
atmosphere
noun
(figuratively) The apparent mood felt in an environment.
(figuratively) The conditions (such as music, illumination etc.) that can influence the mood felt in an environment.
(television, film, uncountable) Extras in a scene who have no spoken lines.
A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm)
The air in a particular place.
The gases surrounding the Earth or any astronomical body.
beldamship
blasphemed
blasphemed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blaspheme
blasphemer
blasphemer
noun
One who commits blasphemy; a person who mocks or derides a deity or religion, or claims to be God.
blasphemes
blasphemes
noun
plural of blaspheme
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blaspheme
blepharism
campership
campership
noun
Money paid to admit a child to summer camp.
chamaerops
champagnes
champagnes
noun
plural of champagne.
champenois
chemopause
chrosperma
chumpiness
cuemanship
cuemanship
noun
The art or skill of playing a cue sport.
deemphasis
deemphasis
noun
Alternative spelling of de-emphasis
demisphere
demorphism
desmopathy
desmopathy
noun
disease of the ligaments
dysphemism
dysphemism
noun
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
dysphemize
dysphemize
verb
(rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
empathizes
empathizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empathize
emphasised
emphasised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasise
emphasized
emphasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emphasize
emphasizes
emphasizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of emphasize
emphysemas
emphysemas
noun
plural of emphysema
empoverish
empoverish
verb
Obsolete spelling of impoverish
ephemerist
ephemerist
noun
One who collects or studies ephemera.
One who keeps an ephemeris; a diarist.
One who studies the daily motions and positions of the planets.
ephemerons
ephemerous
ephemerous
adj
(archaic) Ephemeral.
epimetheus
epimetheus
Proper noun
Son of Iapetus and Clymene, brother to Atlas, Menoetius and Prometheus, of whom he ignored warnings to beware of any gifts from Zeus. He accepted Pandora as his wife, thereby bringing sorrow to the world; father to Pyrrha.
A moon of the planet Saturn.
epiphytism
epiphytism
noun
(botany) The quality or condition of being an epiphyte.
esophagism
eumorphous
euomphalus
euphemious
euphemised
euphemised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of euphemise
euphemiser
euphemiser
noun
Alternative form of euphemizer
euphemisms
euphemisms
noun
plural of euphemism
exomphalos
exomphalos
noun
A defect in the development of the muscles of the abdominal wall.
exomphalus
exomphalus
noun
Alternative form of exomphalos
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
geophagism
geophagism
noun
The act or habit of eating earth.
graphemics
graphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of the graphemes, or writing units, of a script, and of their relation to the phonemes of the spoken language
haematopus
hemapodous
hemiphrase
hemipodius
hemisphere
hemisphere
noun
(anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
(astronomy, astrology) Half of the celestial sphere, as divided by either the ecliptic or the celestial equator .
(cartography) A map or projection of a celestial or terrestrial hemisphere .
(figuratively) A realm or domain of activity .
(geography) Half of the Earth, such as the Northern Hemisphere, Southern Hemisphere, Western Hemisphere or Eastern Hemisphere, Land Hemisphere, Water Hemisphere etc. .
(geometry) Any half-sphere, formed by a plane intersecting the center of a sphere. .
hemophilus
hemoptysis
hemoptysis
noun
(medicine) expectoration (coughing up) of blood from the respiratory system
hemospasia
hemospasia
noun
The use of suction to remove blood or to move it to another part of the body
hemosporid
hempstring
heptasemic
heptasemic
adj
(ancient prosody) containing seven morae or units of time.
hermitship
hermitship
noun
The state of being a hermit.
hetmanship
hetmanship
noun
The role or status of hetman.
hippiedoms
hippomanes
hippomanes
noun
(obsolete) An ancient love philter obtained from a mare or foal.
hippomenes
hipsterism
hipsterism
noun
Something typical of a hipster.
hipness
homeoplasy
homeoplasy
noun
The taking on by one biological tissue of the form of another under plastic conditions, as in skin grafting.
homophiles
homophiles
noun
plural of homophile
homophones
homophones
noun
plural of homophone
homorelaps
homosphere
homosphere
noun
The lower part of the atmosphere, up to about 60 miles or 100 km, in which there is no great change in its composition.
hypericism
hypericism
noun
Photosensitivity in livestock caused by consuming plants of the genus Hypericum.
hyperosmia
hyperosmia
noun
Hypersensitivity of the sense of smell
hyperosmic
hyperosmic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affected by hyperosmia.
hyperprism
hyperprism
noun
(geometry) A prism that extends into hyperspace, having more than three dimensions.
hypnosperm
hypodermis
hypodermis
noun
(anatomy) A subcutaneous layer of loose connective tissue containing fat cells, lying beneath the dermis.
(botany) A layer of cells lying immediately below the epidermis.
An epidermal layer of cells that secretes an overlying chitinous cuticle, as in arthropods.
hypomnesia
hypomnesia
noun
deficiency of the memory
hypomnesis
hypsometer
hypsometer
noun
An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies with atmospheric pressure).
hypsometry
hypsometry
noun
The measurement of elevation relative to sea level.
impeachers
impeachers
noun
plural of impeacher
impishness
impishness
noun
The state or quality of being impish; mischievousness.
impolished
imposthume
imposthume
noun
(obsolete) A person suffering from an abscess.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form an abscess.
(obsolete, transitive) To affect with an abscess.
impoverish
impoverish
verb
(intransitive) To become poor.
(transitive) To make poor.
(transitive) To weaken in quality; to deprive of some strength or richness.
jamshedpur
lithosperm
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
macpherson
maidenship
maidenship
noun
(obsolete) The state of being a maiden.
mapleshade
mastership
mastership
noun
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
The state or office of a master.
mediumship
mediumship
noun
(parapsychology) The state of being a medium (psychic conduit); purported ability to mediate communication between spirits of the dead and living human beings.
megaphones
megaphones
noun
plural of megaphone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of megaphone
mehtarship
mehtarship
noun
The role or status of a mehtar.
membership
membership
noun
(mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
The body of members of an organization.
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
mentorship
mentorship
noun
state of being a mentor
mephitises
mephitises
noun
plural of mephitis
mercership
mercership
noun
The position, role, or work of a mercer.
mesocephal
mesohippus
mesomorphy
mesophilic
mesophilic
adj
living and thriving at moderate temperatures
of, or relating to a mesophile
mesophragm
mesophryon
mesophryon
noun
(anatomy) glabella (the space between the eyebrows and nose)
mesophytic
mesophytic
adj
Relating to a mesophyte.
mesosphere
mesosphere
noun
(geology) The part of the Earth's mantle below the asthenosphere and above the outer core.
(meteorology) The layer of the Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the stratosphere and directly below the thermosphere.
metaphrase
metaphrase
noun
An answering phrase; repartee.
a literal, word-for-word translation.
verb
to make such a literal translation.
metaphrast
metaphrast
noun
A person who uses metaphrase to re-cast a text in a different form, for example from poetry to prose.
metaphysic
metaphysic
adj
(philosophy, archaic) Metaphysical.
noun
(philosophy, countable) A fundamental principle or key concept.
(philosophy, countable) The metaphysical system of a particular philosopher or of a particular school of thought.
(philosophy, uncountable, archaic) The field of study of metaphysics.
metaphysis
metaphysis
noun
(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development
change of form; transformation
midshipmen
midshipmen
noun
plural of midshipman
misosopher
misosopher
noun
One who hates wisdom or knowledge.
mispatched
mispatched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mispatch
mispatches
mispatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mispatch
misphrased
misphrased
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misphrase
misshipped
mopishness
mopishness
noun
The quality of being mopish.
morphemics
morphemics
noun
(linguistics) The study of morphemes, or of the morphemic structure of a language.
mothership
mothership
noun
Alternative spelling of mother ship
The state of being a mother; motherhood
multiphase
multiphase
adj
That generates, or employs, multiple alternating current supplies with the same voltage but different phase angles.
muspelheim
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythopeist
mythopoesy
neophilism
neophilism
noun
neophilia
neophytism
neophytism
noun
The property of being a neophyte.
nymphoides
omophagies
omophagies
noun
plural of omophagy
osteophyma
pachyderms
pachyderms
noun
plural of pachyderm
panthelism
parchments
parchments
noun
plural of parchment
pemphigous
pemphigous
adj
Relating to pemphigus
penmanship
penmanship
noun
Synonym of calligraphy, the art of beautiful writing.
Synonym of handwriting, one's own style of writing.
perishment
perishment
noun
The act of perishing.
pharmacies
pharmacies
noun
plural of pharmacy
phascolome
phascolome
noun
(zoology) A marsupial of the former genus Phascolomys; a wombat.
phasemeter
phasemeter
noun
A device for measuring the difference in phase of two alternating currents of electromotive forces.
pheromones
pheromones
noun
plural of pheromone
philoneism
philoneism
noun
The love of novelty or innovation.
phlegmasia
phlegmasia
noun
(medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.
phlegmiest
phlegmiest
adj
superlative form of phlegmy: most phlegmy
phlegmless
phlegmless
adj
Without phlegm.
phocomelus
phocomelus
noun
(dated) Phocomelia.
A person with phocomelia.
phragmites
phragmites
noun
Any of several perennial reeds, of the genus Phragmites, found in wetlands.