(obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
acipenser
acopyrine
adelphian
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
aepyornis
afterpain
afterpain
noun
(pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta)
agentship
agentship
noun
(countable) The office or position of an agent.
(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
airplaned
airplaned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airplane
airplaner
airplanes
airplanes
noun
plural of airplane
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airplane
albespine
albespine
noun
whitethorn; hawthorn
alienship
alienship
noun
The state or status of being alien.
alispheno
amphigean
amphigean
adj
Extending over all the zones of the Earth, from the tropics to the poles.
amphigene
amphigene
noun
(mineralogy) Leucite.
amphinome
amphitene
amplidyne
amplidyne
noun
A form of electromechanical amplifier in which an AC motor drives a DC generator
analepsis
analepsis
noun
(medicine) A kind of epileptic attack, originating from gastric disorder.
(medicine) Recovery of strength after sickness.
A form of flashback in which earlier parts of a narrative are related to others that have already been narrated
analeptic
analeptic
adj
Of or relating to analepsis (a form of flashback).
That restores or stimulates health.
noun
A restorative or stimulative medication, especially one used to overcome depression.
anapestic
anapestic
adj
of, or relating to, a rhythmic pattern used in certain forms of poetry (see also limeric or limerick).
of, or relating to, certain beats in specific types of drum rhythms, e.g. specific beats within the part played by the "surdo" drum. Surdo literally means "deaf" in Brasilian Portuguese, and the surdo drums play the bass parts in a samba rhythm as performed by a batucada (drumming ensemble) during the Carnaval celebration.
of, or relating to, one of the distinct beats in a (human?) heartbeat pattern.
of, or relating to, or composed of an anapest.
noun
A verse that contains anapestic feet
anapnoeic
anaspides
anemopsis
aneuploid
aneuploid
adj
(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is not a multiple of the haploid number.
noun
A cell or an organism having such a number of chromosomes.
angelship
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
anticreep
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antipater
antipedal
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°
antipodes
antipodes
noun
(UK, now rare) Australia and New Zealand.
(figuratively, by extension) The opposite of something.
The Southern Hemisphere.
The place on the diametrically opposite side of the earth from a given point.
plural of antipode
antipoles
antipoles
noun
plural of antipole
antipopes
antipopes
noun
plural of antipope
antiprime
antiprime
noun
(number theory) Synonym of highly composite number
antispace
antispace
adj
(military) Against space.
noun
(mathematics) A kind of topological space.
A space or region that violates the norms or conventions of spaces.
antitrope
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
apantesis
apennines
apennines
Proper noun
A mountain range stretching 1,200 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire Apennine Peninsula, and forming the backbone of the country.
apenteric
apepsinia
apepsinia
noun
(pathology) The absence of pepsin in the body.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelinus
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.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apocrenic
apodeipna
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
appealing
appealing
adj
Having appeal; attractive.
noun
The act of making an appeal.
verb
present participle of appeal
appearing
appearing
noun
appearance; act of coming into view
verb
present participle of appear
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
appendice
appendice
noun
Obsolete form of appendix.
appending
appending
noun
The act by which something is appended.
verb
present participle of append
appentice
appentice
noun
(architecture) penthouse; pentice
appertain
appertain
verb
To belong as a part, right, possession, attribute, etc.
To belong to or be a part of, whether by right, nature, appointment, or custom; to relate to.
appliance
appliance
noun
(obsolete) A means of eliminating or counteracting something undesirable, especially an illness.
(obsolete) The act of applying.
(obsolete, rare) Willing service, willingness to act as someone wishes.
A non-manual apparatus or device, powered electrically or by another small motor, used in homes to perform domestic functions (household appliance) and/or in offices.
An attachment, a piece of equipment to adapt another tool or machine to a specific purpose.
An implement, an instrument or apparatus designed (or at least used) as a means to a specific end, especially:
appointed
appointed
adj
(of a politician or a title) Subject to appointment, as opposed to an election.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of appoint.
appointee
appointee
noun
a person who is appointed
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
aspection
aspection
noun
(obsolete) The act of viewing; a look.
aspersing
aspersing
verb
present participle of asperse
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
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
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
becapping
bedraping
bedraping
verb
present participle of bedrape
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
beleaping
beleaping
verb
present participle of beleap
bepainted
bepainted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepaint
beweeping
beweeping
verb
present participle of beweep
bipennate
bipennate
adj
(botany, of leaves) Bipinnate (pinnate and having a pinnate leaflet).
(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the fibres of which attach to a tendon on two sides (as a feather barbed on both sides).
Having two wings; bipennated.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
bipinnate
bipinnate
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Doubly pinnate; pinnate and having leaflets that are themselves pinnate.
bipontine
bipontine
Adjective
Bipont
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bluepoint
bluepoint
noun
(felinology) A colourpoint cat with blue markings.
(marine biology) A small oyster, Crassostrea virginica, from the eastern United States seaboard.
blueprint
blueprint
noun
(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
(informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
A print produced with this process.
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
verb
To make a blueprint for.
To make a detailed operational plan for.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
bumpering
bumpering
verb
present participle of bumper
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bumpkinet
campanile
campanile
noun
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
campiness
campiness
noun
(art) The quality of being campy
candlepin
candlepin
noun
(bowling) A kind of cylindrical tenpin used in a North American regional form of bowling.
canephori
canephroi
capelline
capelline
noun
Alternative form of capeline
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capnoides
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponized
caponized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponize
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
cappadine
cappadine
noun
A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has been reeled off, used for shag.
captained
captained
verb
simple past tense and past participle of captain
captioned
captioned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caption
carpeting
carpeting
noun
(informal) A severe reprimand or telling-off.
Carpet or a piece of carpet, especially when speaking of installation or removal.
Cloth or materials for carpets.
verb
present participle of carpet
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cauponize
cauponize
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To sell wine or victuals.
centipede
centipede
noun
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
cephalina
cephaline
cephaline
adj
Relating to protozoans of the suborder Cephalina
noun
Archaic form of cephalin.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
chapeling
chiapanec
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.
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
cisalpine
cisalpine
adj
On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).
cispadane
citropten
citropten
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one found in oil of yellow citron.
coempting
coemption
coemption
noun
(economics) The buying of the entire supply of a commodity.
(historical) A form of civil marriage (in Roman law) in which a fictitious sale of the man and wife took place.
coinspire
compagnie
companied
companied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of company
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
compazine
compendia
compendia
noun
plural of compendium
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
competing
competing
adj
Being in the state of competition (often unintentionally).
verb
present participle of compete
compiegne
complines
complines
noun
plural of compline
conopidae
consopite
consopite
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To lull to sleep; to quieten; to compose.
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
conspirer
conspirer
noun
Someone who conspires.
conspires
conspires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conspire
coopering
coopering
noun
The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of cooperage.