(countable) An area that protrudes from a surface.
(countable) Something that is harsh and difficult to endure.
(countable, geology) A section of a fault line with high friction, such that there is no movement along this part of the fault except during an earthquake.
The quality of being difficult or unpleasant to experience.
The quality of being harsh or severe in the way one speaks or behaves toward people.
The quality of having a rough or uneven surface.
astucity
astucity
noun
Craftiness; astuteness.
atymnius
baitylos
baitylos
noun
Alternative form of baetylus
basicity
basicity
noun
(countable, chemistry) The degree to which a substance is basic: its pH level.
(countable, chemistry) The number of replaceable hydrogen atoms in a molecule of an acid.
(uncountable) The condition of being basic.
basilyst
beastily
beastily
adv
in a beasty manner
bestiary
bestiary
noun
(gaming) A list or guidebook of the monsters to be found in a roleplaying game.
A medieval treatise of various real or imaginary animals.
biotypes
biotypes
noun
plural of biotype
bistoury
bistoury
noun
A narrow-bladed surgical knife.
blistery
blistery
adj
Having blisters.
bodysuit
bodysuit
noun
A one-piece, skin-tight garment rather like a leotard.
botrytis
botrytis
noun
Any fungus of the genus Botrytis, especially Botrytis cinerea which is responsible for the formation of noble rot on grapes.
butyrins
butyrins
noun
plural of butyrin
byronist
caryatis
caustify
cenosity
chaityas
chaityas
noun
plural of chaitya
chastity
chastity
noun
The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.
chestily
chestily
adv
In a chesty manner.
christly
christly
Adjective
Christlike
christye
chymists
chymists
noun
plural of chymist
citoyens
citycism
cityless
cityless
adj
Without a city or cities.
cityness
cityness
noun
The state or quality of being or resembling a city.
clayiest
clayiest
adj
superlative form of clayey: most clayey
copyists
copyists
noun
plural of copyist
crustily
crustily
adv
In a crusty manner.
cyanites
cyanites
noun
plural of cyanite
cybister
cyclists
cyclists
noun
plural of cyclist
cyclitis
cyclitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the ciliary body
cynicist
cynthius
cypriots
cyrtosis
cysteine
cysteine
noun
(biochemistry) A sulphur-containing nonessential amino acid C₃H₇NO₂S found in most animal proteins; it readily oxidizes to cystine.
cysteins
cysteins
noun
plural of cystein
cysticle
cysticle
noun
A small cyst.
cystidea
cystidia
cystidia
noun
plural of cystidium
cystines
cystines
noun
plural of cystine
cystitis
cystitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the urinary bladder.
cystoids
cystoids
noun
plural of cystoid
cytisine
cytisine
noun
(pharmacology) A polycyclic alkaloid whose pharmacological activity is similar to nicotine; used in the treatment of nicotinism.
cytolist
cytosine
cytosine
noun
(biochemistry) A heterocyclic base, 4-aminopyrimidin-2(1H)-one, which pairs with guanine in DNA and RNA (by means of three hydrogen bonds).
Hypernyms: nucleobase, pyrimidine
dactylis
dasyatis
daytimes
daytimes
noun
plural of daytime
desyatin
diastyle
diastyle
noun
(architecture) An intercolumnation of three column diameters.
dicotyls
dicotyls
noun
plural of dicotyl
diptycas
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
disomaty
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
distally
distally
adv
Towards a distal part
distancy
distancy
noun
(obsolete) distance
distylar
disunity
disunity
noun
The lack of unity or cohesion.
dumosity
dumosity
noun
The quality of being dumous or dumose.
dynamist
dynamist
noun
A subscriber to the philosophy of dynamism.
dynastic
dynastic
adj
Pertaining to a dynasty.
dynastid
dynastid
noun
(zoology) Any beetle in the family Dynastidae, now considered to be the scarabaeid subfamily Dynastinae.
dysluite
dysluite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.
dyssnite
dystaxia
dystaxia
noun
(pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia
dystocia
dystocia
noun
(medicine, veterinary medicine) A slow or difficult labour or delivery.
dystomic
dystomic
adj
(mineralogy) Having imperfect fracture or cleavage.
dystonia
dystonia
noun
(pathology) A disabling neurological disorder in which prolonged and repetitive contractions of muscles cause jerking, twisting movements and abnormal postures of the body
dystonic
dystonic
adj
(chemistry) Describing the isothermal isobaric reversible dissolution of a system of three or more components to form a saturated solution; typically describes the dissolution of a mixed salt in its own water of crystallization.
(psychology) Relating to dystonia.
noun
(pathology) A person who has dystonia.
dystopia
dystopia
noun
(pathology) Anatomical tissue that is not found in its usual place.
A miserable, dysfunctional state or society that has a very poor standard of living.
A vision of a future that is a corrupted (usually beyond recognition) utopian society.
dytiscid
dytiscid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the family Dytiscidae of diving beetles.
dytiscus
egoistry
emptysis
emptysis
noun
(medicine) hemorrhage from the lungs
entypies
epinasty
epinasty
noun
(botany) A nastic movement which bends a plant part (e.g. a petal) outward.
(botany) The downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates.
epistasy
epistasy
noun
epistasis
epistyle
epistyle
noun
(architecture, historical) A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; an architrave.
erytheis
essayist
essayist
noun
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
esterify
esterify
verb
(chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.
ethinyls
ethinyls
noun
plural of ethinyl
eulysite
eyesight
eyesight
noun
View or the range of vision.
Vision or the faculty of sight.
fetishry
flytiers
flytings
flytings
noun
plural of flyting
fortifys
fortyish
fortyish
adj
About forty years old.
Close to the number forty
num
Any number close to forty.
frostily
frostily
adv
In a frosty manner.
fumosity
fumosity
noun
(obsolete) The fumes of alcoholic drink.
The quality of being fumous.
gayeties
gayeties
noun
plural of gayety
ghastily
ghostily
ghostily
adv
In a ghostlike manner.
glyptics
glyptics
noun
The art of engraving on precious stones.
gulosity
gulosity
noun
(now rare) Excessive appetite; greed, gluttony.
hastifly
hobbyist
hobbyist
noun
(slang, sex work) A client in a girlfriend experience.
A person who is interested in an activity or a subject as a hobby.
hoistway
hoistway
noun
An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a warehouse.
hostiley
hyalites
hyalites
noun
plural of hyalite
hyalitis
hyalitis
noun
Inflammation of the hyaloid membrane.
hydatids
hydatids
noun
plural of hydatid
hygeists
hygeists
noun
plural of hygeist
hygieist
hygieist
noun
A hygienist.
hylicist
hylicist
noun
A philosopher who deals chiefly with matter; one who adopts or teaches hylism.
hymnists
hymnists
noun
plural of hymnist
hypocist
hypocist
noun
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.
hysteria
hysteria
noun
(informal, psychopathology) Synonym of conversion disorder
(medicine, nosologically dated) A mental disorder characterized by emotional excitability etc. without an organic cause.
(psychiatry, until early 20th century, now historical) Any disorder of women with some psychiatric symptoms without other diagnosis, ascribed to uterine influences on the female body, lack of pregnancy, or lack of sex.
Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.
hysteric
hysteric
adj
(medicine) Hysterical; relating to hysteria.
noun
A hysterical person.
idylists
idylists
noun
plural of idylist
idyllist
idyllist
noun
A writer of idylls; an idyllic poet or writer; one who depicts idyllic or pastoral subjects.
incysted
incysted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of incyst
industry
industry
noun
(European software patent law) Automated production of material goods.
(archaeology) A typological classification of stone tools, associated with a technocomplex.
(countable, business, economics) Businesses of the same type, considered as a whole. Trade.
(in the singular, economics) The sector of the economy consisting of large-scale enterprises.
(uncountable) The tendency to work persistently. Diligence.
(uncountable, economics) Businesses that produce goods as opposed to services.
injustly
injustly
adv
(rare and dated or now nonstandard) Unjustly, unfairly.
insafety
insafety
noun
(obsolete) insecurity; danger
insanity
insanity
noun
The state of being insane; madness.
instancy
instancy
noun
immediacy, instantaneousness
insistence, insistency
isobutyl
isobutyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent hydrocarbon radical derived from isobutanol
isocytic
isohyets
isohyets
noun
plural of isohyet
isometry
isometry
noun
(mathematics) A function between metric spaces (or on a single metric space) having the property that the distance between two images is equal to the distance between their preimages.
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
isostacy
isostasy
isostasy
noun
(geology) The state of balance or pressure equilibrium thought to exist within the Earth's crust, whereby the upper lithosphere floats on denser magma beneath.
isotropy
isotropy
noun
(geometry, physics) The property of being identical, or having the same physical properties, in all directions.
isotypes
isotypes
noun
plural of isotype
isotypic
isotypic
adj
(geology, of a mineral) Having the same crystal or chemical structure as another
jesuitry
jesuitry
Noun
Jesuitism; subtle argument.
jocosity
jocosity
noun
(countable) A jocose utterance.
(uncountable) The state of being jocose.
joystick
joystick
noun
A mechanical device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
verb
(rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick.
katydids
katydids
noun
plural of katydid
kerystic
kerystic
adj
(religion, rare) Concerning preaching, particularly preaching of the gospels.
keysmith
keysmith
noun
A person who cuts keys.
kittysol
kittysol
noun
(historical) A Chinese parasol of paper and bamboo.
kyanites
kyanites
noun
plural of kyanite
lanosity
lanosity
noun
(botany, zoology, rare) The quality of being lanose, or woolly.
lecythis
lobbyist
lobbyist
noun
A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.
loyalist
loyalist
noun
A person who is loyal to a cause, generally used as a political affiliation.
lustrify
lustrify
verb
(obsolete) To give luster to; to make lustrous.
(obsolete) To illuminate or clarify.
lyddites
lyricist
lyricist
noun
A person who writes the lyrics of a song.
mainstay
mainstay
noun
(nautical) A stabilising rope from the top of the mainmast to the bottom of the foremast.
A chief support.
Someone or something that can be depended on to make a regular contribution.
midstory
midstory
noun
The middle part of a story, neither the beginning nor the end.
ministry
ministry
noun
(Christianity) The clergy of nonapostolic Protestant churches.
(Christianity) Work of a spiritual or charitable nature.
A ministration
Government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister (or equivalent rank, e.g. secretary of state), who holds it as portfolio, especially in a constitutional monarchy, but also as a polity
The active practice and education of the minister of a particular religion or faith.
The complete body of government ministers (whether or not they are in cabinet) under the leadership of a head of government (such as a prime minister)