(uncountable) A means of effecting something; agency.
agrypnias
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
alphonist
alphonsin
alphonsin
noun
Alternative form of Alphonsin
alpinisms
alpinisms
noun
plural of alpinism
alpinists
alpinists
noun
plural of alpinist
amylopsin
amylopsin
noun
(biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase.
anadipsia
anadipsic
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
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
anaphalis
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anaplasia
anaplasia
noun
(biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours.
anaplasis
anapsidan
anaptyxis
anaptyxis
noun
(phonetics) The epenthesis (insertion) of a vowel.
anaspalin
anaspalin
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of lanolin and vaseline, used as a basis for ointments.
anaspides
anatopism
anatopism
noun
(rare) A thing that is out of its proper place; the geographic counterpart to anachronism.
anemopsis
angelship
anisopoda
annapolis
annapolis
Proper noun
The capital city of the state of Maryland in the United States of America
The located in the above city.
anoopsias
anospinal
anospinal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and spinal cord
antapices
antapices
noun
plural of antapex
antilapse
antilapse
adj
Alternative form of anti-lapse
antipasch
antipasti
antipasti
noun
plural of antipasto
antipasto
antipasto
noun
An Italian starter for a meal; normally a cold assortment of salami, cheese, seafood and vegetables.
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°
antiphons
antiphons
noun
plural of antiphon
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
antiprism
antiprism
noun
A polyhedron composed of two parallel copies of some particular polygon, connected by an alternating band of triangles.
antipyics
antipyics
noun
plural of antipyic
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.
antispast
antispast
noun
(prosody) A metrical foot composed of an iambus and a trochee
antitypes
antitypes
noun
plural of antitype
anviltops
apantesis
apatornis
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.
apepsinia
apepsinia
noun
(pathology) The absence of pepsin in the body.
aperients
aperients
noun
plural of aperient
aphanisia
aphanisis
aphanisis
noun
(psychology) The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
aphanites
aphanites
noun
plural of aphanite
aphelinus
aphidians
aphidians
noun
plural of aphidian
aphislion
apiarians
apiarians
noun
plural of apiarian
apimanias
apishness
apishness
noun
The state or quality of being apish.
apneustic
apneustic
adj
(pathology) Of or relating to apneusis.
apolistan
appeasing
appeasing
verb
present participle of appease
applosion
apprising
apprising
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) The appraisal of the value of goods, land, etc., often in order to pay the debts of a deceased person.
verb
present participle of apprise
appulsion
appulsion
noun
(obsolete, rare) A driving or striking against; an appulse.
asclepian
asclepian
Adjective
Of or relating to Asclepius.
aseptolin
aseptolin
noun
(medicine, historical) A drug formerly used to treat tuberculosis, malaria, etc.
asparagin
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….
aspidinol
aspidinol
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound 1-(2,6-dihydroxy-4-methoxy-3-methylphenyl)butan-1-one found in the rhizome of the male fern
aspinwall
aspirants
aspirants
noun
plural of aspirant
asplenium
asplenium
noun
(botany) Synonym of spleenwort: any plant of the genus Asplenium.
assapanic
asynapsis
asynapsis
noun
(biochemistry) The failure of synapsis during meiosis.
asynaptic
asynaptic
adj
(genetics) Relating to asynapsis
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
axmanship
axmanship
noun
Alternative form of axemanship
backspins
backspins
noun
plural of backspin
baptising
baptising
verb
present participle of baptise
baptornis
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
basepoint
basepoint
noun
(mathematics) A point that marks the beginning and the end of a topological loop
bedspring
bedspring
noun
A springy surface that supports the mattress of a bed.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
biplosion
bishoping
bishoping
verb
present participle of bishop
bispinose
bispinose
adj
(zoology) Having two spines.
bispinous
bispinous
adj
Between two spines.
Having two spines.
bonspiels
bonspiels
noun
plural of bonspiel
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
brainpans
brainpans
noun
plural of brainpan
breastpin
breastpin
noun
An ornamental pin attached to clothing in a person's upper chest area; a brooch.
bumpiness
bumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being bumpy.
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
campaigns
campaigns
noun
plural of campaign
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campaign
campanist
campanist
noun
One who studies bells.
campesino
campesino
noun
An agricultural worker in Latin America.
camphines
camphines
noun
plural of camphine
campiness
campiness
noun
(art) The quality of being campy
canonship
canonship
noun
The rank or office of canon.
cantraips
cantraips
noun
plural of cantraip
caparison
caparison
noun
Gay or rich clothing.
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
verb
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
capeskins
capeskins
noun
plural of capeskin
capnoides
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponised
caponised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caponise
caponiser
caponizes
caponizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caponize
capsaicin
capsaicin
noun
(organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor.
capsicins
capsizing
capsizing
noun
An overturning of a boat etc.
verb
present participle of capsize
capsuling
capsuling
verb
present participle of capsule
capuchins
capuchins
noun
plural of capuchin
casparian
cathepsin
cathepsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases primarily active within lysosomes.
cephalins
cephalins
noun
plural of cephalin
champions
champions
noun
plural of champion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champion
chaplains
chaplains
noun
plural of chaplain
chipmunks
chipmunks
noun
plural of chipmunk
chippings
chippings
noun
plural of chipping
cioppinos
cioppinos
noun
plural of cioppino
ciphonies
cisalpine
cisalpine
adj
On this side of the Alps (usually with respect to Rome, therefore the south side).
cispadane
clippings
clippings
noun
plural of clipping
closplint
clownship
clownship
noun
The role or art of a clown.
coinspire
companias
companies
companies
noun
plural of company
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of company
complains
complains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complain
complines
complines
noun
plural of compline
composing
composing
adj
Conducive of a composed state, relaxing.
verb
present participle of compose
conscript
conscript
adj
Drafted into a military service or similar.
Enrolled; written; registered.
noun
A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang.
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
verb
(transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
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
cooptions
cooptions
noun
plural of cooption
countship
countship
noun
(historical) A territory (principality, province, etc.) ruled and administered by a count.
The rank or position of a count.
couplings
couplings
noun
plural of coupling
crankpins
crankpins
noun
plural of crankpin
crepiness
crepiness
noun
The quality of being crêpy.
crimpness
crimpness
noun
The state or quality of being crimp.
crispened
crispened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crispen
crispness
crispness
noun
An instance of being crisp.
The state of being crisp.
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.