(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
amphibian
amphibian
adj
(obsolete) Having two natures.
Capable of operating on both land and water amphibious.
Of or relating to the class Amphibia.
noun
A vehicle which can operate on land and water. See Wikipedia article on "Amphibious aircraft"
An animal of the Amphibia; any four-legged vertebrate that does not have amniotic eggs, living both on land and in water.
amphibion
amphicyon
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphinome
amphionic
amphitene
amphitron
anaphalis
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anaptychi
anaptychi
noun
plural of anaptychus
angelship
anglophil
anophoria
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
antigraph
antigraph
noun
(obsolete) A copy or transcript.
(textual criticism) A manuscript from which a copy (apograph) is made.
antipasch
antipathy
antipathy
noun
A feeling of dislike (normally towards someone, less often towards something); repugnance or distaste often without any conscious reasoning.
Natural contrariety or incompatibility
antiphase
antiphase
adj
(sciences) Describing a boundary between an ordered phase and a disordered or random phase
noun
(physics, mathematics) A difference in phase (of two waves) of 180°
antiphona
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
antiphony
antiphony
noun
(music, singing) alternate, or responsive singing by a choir split into two parts; a piece sung or chanted in this manner
alternate, or responsive ideas or opinions; juxtaposition
apalachin
aphanisia
aphanisis
aphanisis
noun
(psychology) The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphanitic
aphanitic
adj
(geology, petrology) Pertaining to aphanites, igneous rocks composed of microscopic mineral crystals (fine grains too small to be visible to the naked eye.
aphelinus
aphidians
aphidians
noun
plural of aphidian
aphidlion
aphislion
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apjohnite
apjohnite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and sulfur.
apophonia
apophonic
apophonic
adj
Of, pertaining to or characterized by apophony.
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
audiphone
audiphone
noun
An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or less distinctly.
auriphone
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
binapthyl
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bouphonia
camphanic
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
canephori
canephroi
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
catharpin
catharpin
noun
(nautical) A short rope, or iron cramp, used to stop the shrouds interfering with the yards.
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chaliapin
champaign
champaign
adj
Pertaining to open countryside; unforested, flat.
noun
(geography, archaic) Open countryside, or an area of open countryside.
(obsolete) A battlefield.
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
champlain
champlain
Proper noun
from a French topographic name from words meaning field and flat.
Samuel de Champlain, French geographer and explorer.
chapeling
chaplains
chaplains
noun
plural of chaplain
chiapanec
chincapin
chincapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin
chinkapin
chinkapin
noun
Alternative form of chinquapin.
chinnampo
chinpiece
chinpiece
noun
The part of a helmet or suit of armour that protects the chin
chipewyan
chipewyan
Noun
A member of a Native American tribe of Central Canada, in the regions of Alberta, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, and Saskatchewan.
Proper noun
The Northern Athabascan language spoken by this tribe.
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chippings
chippings
noun
plural of chipping
chirpling
cinephone
ciphering
ciphering
noun
(archaic) A calculation or computation.
(music) A cipher (fault in an organ valve which causes a pipe to sound continuously without the key having been pressed).
verb
present participle of cipher
ciphonies
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
ctesiphon
ctesiphon
Proper noun
Ancient ruined city on the Tigris, near Baghdad, in present-day Iraq. Capital of Parthia and later of the Sassanid Persian Empire, abandoned in 7th and 8th centuries.
cyanophil
cyanophil
noun
(cytology) A cell that is differentially coloured blue by a cytological dye
cynophile
cynophile
noun
A person who loves canines; a dog lover.
cyphering
cyphering
noun
Skill in arithmetic.
verb
present participle of cypher
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
daphnetin
daphnetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A colourless crystalline substance, 7,8-dihydroxycoumarin, extracted from daphnin.
daphnioid
dauphines
dauphines
noun
plural of dauphine
deanships
deanships
noun
plural of deanship
delphinia
delphinia
noun
Synonym of delphinine
delphinic
delphinic
adj
Relating to dolphins; delphine.
delphinid
delphinid
noun
(zoology) Any marine mammal in the family Delphinidae, the dolphins, killer whales, pilot whales, and relatives.
delphinin
delphinus
demonship
demonship
noun
The state of a demon.
dephasing
dephasing
noun
(quantum mechanics, medical imaging) A loss of the synchronization or coherence caused by a perturbation, upon which the system returns to its state before perturbation.
deplenish
deplenish
verb
(transitive) To deprive of content; to deplete.
dewanship
diaphanie
diaphanie
noun
An artistic design made in this way.
The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.
diaphones
diaphones
noun
plural of diaphone
diaphonia
diaphonic
diaphonic
adj
(phonology) Of or pertaining to diaphones.
Of or pertaining to diaphony.
dicophane
dicophane
noun
Synonym of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (“DDT”)
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
diphthong
diphthong
noun
(phonetics) A complex vowel sound that begins with the sound of one vowel and ends with the sound of another vowel, in the same syllable.
(rare) A vowel digraph or ligature.
diptychon
dolophine
donorship
donorship
noun
the state of being a donor
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
egophonic
egophonic
adj
Of or pertaining to egophony.
enciphers
enciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of encipher
endorphin
endorphin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
engraphia
engraphic
engraphic
adj
Of or pertaining to an engram
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
ephebeion
ephebeion
noun
(historical) A room for young men in an Ancient Greek gymnasium.
ephedrine
ephedrine
noun
(biochemistry, pharmacology) A crystalline alkaloid drug C₁₀H₁₅NO obtained from a Chinese ephedra (Ephedra sinica) or synthesized that has the physiological action of epinephrine. It causes constriction of the blood vessels and widening of the bronchial passages and is used in the form of its hydrochloride or sulfate to relieve asthma and hay fever.
ephedrins
ephedrins
noun
plural of ephedrin
ephesians
ephestian
ephymnium
epicanthi
epicanthi
noun
plural of epicanthus
epilachna
epiphania
epiphanic
epiphanic
adj
Having the character of an epiphany.
epitheton
esiphonal
ethiopian
ethiopian
Noun
A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
A black-skinned person.
Adjective
Of, from, or pertaining to Ethiopia, the Ethiopian people or the Ethiopian culture.
Of, from, or pertaining to Africa and the African diaspora.
euphemian
euphenics
euphenics
noun
The science of making biological (phenotypic) improvements to humans after birth.
euphoniad
euphonies
euphonies
noun
plural of euphony
euphonise
euphonise
verb
Alternative form of euphonize
euphonism
euphonism
noun
An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.
euphonium
euphonium
noun
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch; a sax horn.
euphonize
euphonize
verb
(transitive) To make euphonic.
euphorion
fiendship
fishponds
fishponds
noun
plural of fishpond
fishpound
giantship
giantship
noun
A compellation for a giant.
The state, personality, or character of a giant.
godolphin
hampering
hampering
noun
That which hampers; an impediment.
verb
present participle of hamper
handgrips
handgrips
noun
plural of handgrip
handicaps
handicaps
noun
plural of handicap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handicap
handpicks
handpicks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handpick
handpiece
handpiece
noun
The part of a dental drill, surgical instrument, etc. that is held in the hand.
handprint
handprint
noun
A mark or trace left by a hand, including more than fingerprints.