A sticky, black and highly viscous liquid or semi-solid, composed almost entirely of bitumen, that is present in most crude petroleums and in some natural deposits.
Ellipsis of asphalt concrete., a hard ground covering used for roads and walkways.
verb
(transitive) To pave with asphalt.
bypaths
bypaths
noun
plural of bypath
dashpot
dashpot
noun
A mechanical damping device consisting of a piston that moves through a viscous fluid (usually oil); used, in conjunction with a spring, in shock absorbers.
haptens
haptens
noun
plural of hapten
haptics
haptics
noun
(computing) The study of user interfaces that use the sense of touch.
(medicine) The study of the sense of touch.
harpist
harpist
noun
Someone who plays a harp, especially a pedal harp.
hatpins
hatpins
noun
plural of hatpin
hepcats
hepcats
noun
plural of hepcat
heptads
heptads
noun
plural of heptad
hospita
hutzpas
lapiths
patches
patches
noun
plural of patch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of patch
phytase
phytase
noun
(biochemistry) A phosphatase, present in cereals, that catalyzes the hydrolysis of phytic acid into inositol and phosphoric acid.
plashet
plashet
noun
A small pond or pool; a puddle.
potshaw
prastha
pytheas
pythias
shaptan
shaptin
spathae
spathal
spathal
adj
(botany) Furnished with a spathe.
spathed
spathed
adj
(botany) Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.
spathes
spathes
noun
plural of spathe
spathic
spathic
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Having good cleavage.
(slang) Having attractive cleavage of the breasts.
spaught
splatch
splatch
noun
A blot or splash.
verb
To manipulate roughly or crudely.
To mark with a splatch.
To move in a manner that causes splashing or spreading of material.
spraith
spreath
spreath
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) A raid in order to steal cattle.
stephan
stephan
Proper noun
An unincorporated community in Hyde County, South Dakota.
of Breton origin.
taplash
taplash
noun
(obsolete, UK, dialect) small beer of bad quality
(obsolete, UK, dialect) the refuse or dregs of liquor
tappish
tappish
verb
(rare, obsolete) To squat
teashop
teashop
noun
Alternative spelling of tea shop
tephras
tephras
noun
plural of tephra
thapsia
thapsus
thlaspi
threaps
threaps
noun
plural of threap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of threap