(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.
airampo
airampo
noun
The erect prickly pear Opuntia stricta.
amopaon
amorpha
amorpha
noun
Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
amorphy
amorphy
noun
(obsolete) shapelessness
ampelos
amphion
amphora
amphora
noun
(botany) A lower valve of a fruit that opens transversely.
(chiefly historical) A large vessel, especially a thin-necked clay vat used in ancient Greece and Rome for storing and transporting wine and oil.
(historical) A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 80 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 26 L although differing slightly over time.
(historical) A Roman unit of ship capacity, similar to tonnage.
amphore
ampoule
ampoule
noun
A small hermetically sealed vial, often used to contain a sterile solution suitable for injection.
aplombs
aplombs
noun
plural of aplomb
apodema
apodema
noun
Alternative form of apodeme
apodeme
apodeme
noun
(anatomy) An ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton, serving as an attachment site for muscles.
apogamy
apogamy
noun
(botany) Asexual reproduction of a fully formed plant directly from a bud.
apomict
apomict
noun
(botany, zoology) Any apomictic plant or organism.
apostem
apothem
apothem
noun
(geometry) The distance from the center of a regular polygon perpendicular to one of its sides (a special case of the above).
(geometry) The perpendicular distance from the center of a circle to a chord of the same circle.
apothgm
apotome
apotome
noun
(mathematics, geometry) The difference between two quantities or lengths commensurable only in power, as between 1 and the square root of 2, or between the diagonal and side of a square.
(music) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.
(zoology) A distinct division of an insect which is divided from the other divisions by a pinch point.
apozema
armhoop
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
bumpoff
bumpoff
noun
(chiefly US, slang) A murder.
calcomp
camphol
camphol
noun
borneol
camphor
camphor
noun
(organic chemistry) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy.
campion
campion
noun
Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.
Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
campody
campong
campong
noun
Alternative spelling of kampong
campout
campout
noun
A gathering or event at which people sleep outdoors or camp.
campton
chomped
chomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chomp
chomper
chomper
noun
(informal) A tooth.
(rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
clomped
clomped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clomp
coempts
compact
compact
adj
(obsolete) Composed or made; with of.
(obsolete) Joined or held together; leagued; confederated.
(topology, not comparable, of a set in a topological space) Such that every open cover of the given set has a finite subcover. In a Euclidean space this is equivalent to a Closed and bounded set.
Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose.
Closely packed, i.e. packing much in a small space.
Having all necessary features fitting neatly into a small space.
noun
A broadsheet newspaper published in the size of a tabloid but keeping its non-sensational style.
A small, slim folding case, often featuring a mirror, powder and a powderpuff; that fits into a woman's purse or handbag, or that slips into one's pocket.
An agreement or contract.
verb
(intransitive) To form an agreement or contract.
(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.
To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.
compage
compage
noun
(obsolete) A compages; a unified complex whole formed from the compaction of parts.
(obsolete) Compages; consistency, solid structure; the compaction of parts into a whole.
company
company
noun
(business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
(espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
(law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
(military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
(nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
(uncountable) Companionship.
(uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
A small group of birds or animals.
A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
verb
(archaic, intransitive) To associate.
(archaic, transitive) To accompany, keep company with.
(obsolete, intransitive) To be a lively, cheerful companion.
(obsolete, intransitive) To have sexual intercourse.
compare
compare
noun
(countable, programming) An instruction or command that compares two values or states.
(uncountable) Comparison.
(uncountable, obsolete) Illustration by comparison; simile.
verb
(intransitive) To be similar (often used in the negative).
(obsolete) To get; to obtain.
(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.
(transitive) To declare two things to be similar in some respect ["to compare X to Y"].
(transitive, grammar) To form the three degrees of comparison of (an adjective).
compart
compart
verb
(transitive) To arrange or lay out according to a plan, with due distribution and disposition of parts.
(transitive) To divide into smaller parts; to divide into compartments.
(transitive, obsolete) To divide and share with others.
compass
compass
adv
(obsolete) In a circuit; round about.
noun
(archaic) Scope.
(music) The range of notes of a musical instrument or voice.
(obsolete) A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.
(obsolete) A space within limits; an area.
(obsolete) An enclosing limit; a boundary, a circumference.
(obsolete) Range, reach.
A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).
A pair of compasses (a device used to draw an arc or circle).
Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits; used with within.
verb
(dated) To accomplish; to reach; to achieve; to obtain.
(dated) To plot; to scheme (against someone).
To go about or round entirely; to traverse.
To surround; to encircle; to environ; to stretch round.
compear
compear
verb
(law, Scotland) To appear before a judge in court personally or by attorney.
(obsolete) To appear before.
compeer
compeer
noun
(obsolete) The equal or peer of someone else; a close companion or associate.
verb
To be equal with; to match.
compels
compels
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compel
compend
compend
noun
A compendium; an epitome; a summary.
compere
compere
noun
(chiefly British, Ireland) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety, or quiz show.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To emcee, to act as compere.
compert
compete
compete
verb
To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
To take part in a contest, game or similar event
compile
compile
noun
(programming) An act of compiling code.
verb
(intransitive, programming) To be successfully processed by a compiler into executable code.
(obsolete) To construct; to build.
(obsolete) To write; to compose.
(obsolete, transitive) To contain or comprise.
(transitive) To put together; to assemble; to make by gathering things from various sources.
(transitive, programming) To use a compiler to process source code and produce executable code.
(transitive, snooker) To achieve (a break) by making a sequence of shots.
comping
comping
noun
(informal, countable) musical accompaniment
(informal, uncountable) The practice of entering many competitions in order to win as many prizes as possible.
verb
present participle of comp
complex
complex
adj
(geometry) A curve, polygon or other figure that crosses or intersects itself.
(mathematics, algebra) Whose coefficients are complex numbers; defined over the field of complex numbers.
(mathematics, mathematical analysis, of a function) Whose range is a subset of the complex numbers.
(mathematics, of a number) Having the form a + bi, where a and b are real numbers and i is (by definition) the imaginary square root of −1.
Made up of multiple parts; composite; not simple.
Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.
noun
(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.
(informal, by extension) A vehement, often excessive psychological dislike or fear of a particular thing.
(linguistics) A multimorphemic word, one with several parts, one with affixes.
(mathematics) A complex number.
(psychoanalysis) An abnormal mental condition caused by repressed emotions.
(taxonomy) A group of closely related species, often distinguished only with difficulty by traditional morphological methods.
A cluster of wildfires burning in the same vicinity.
A collection of buildings with a common purpose, such as a university or military base.
A network of interconnected systems.
A problem.
An assemblage of related things; a collection.
An organized cluster of thunderstorms.
verb
(chemistry, intransitive) To form a complex with another substance
(transitive) To complicate.
complin
complin
noun
Alternative form of compline
complot
complot
noun
(archaic) A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy
verb
(archaic, transitive, intransitive) To plot together; conspire.
compoed
compoer
compole
compone
compone
verb
(archaic, transitive) To compose; to settle; to arrange.
compony
compony
adj
(heraldry, postpositive) Divided into a line of squares of alternating tinctures.
comport
comport
noun
(obsolete) Manner of acting; conduct; comportment; deportment.
verb
(intransitive) To be in agreement (with); to be of an accord.
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To tolerate, bear, put up (with).
(reflexive) To behave (in a given manner).
compose
compose
verb
(printing, dated) To arrange (types) in a composing stick for printing; to typeset.
(sometimes reflexive) To calm; to free from agitation.
(transitive or intransitive) To construct by mental labor; to think up; particularly, to produce or create a literary or musical work.
(transitive) To make something by merging parts.
(transitive) To make up the whole; to constitute.
(transitive, nonstandard) To comprise.
To arrange in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in proper state or condition.
To arrange the elements of a photograph or other picture.
To settle (an argument, dispute etc.); to come to a settlement.
compost
compost
noun
(UK) A medium in which one can cultivate plants.
(obsolete) A mixture; a compound.
The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.
verb
To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.
compote
compote
noun
A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.
A dish used for serving fruit.
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
compsoa
compted
compted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compt
comptel
compter
compter
noun
(historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
(obsolete) A counter (token used for keeping count).
comptie
comptly
comptly
adv
(obsolete) neatly
comptom
compton
compton
Proper noun
Any of several placenames in England and the United States.
from the placenames.
compute
compute
noun
(computing, informal) computation
verb
(intransitive, informal) To make sense. (commonly used in mimicry of a science fictional robot and spoken in a robotic voice; most frequently in negative constructs)
(transitive) To reckon, calculate.
comsymp
comsymp
noun
(slang, derogatory) A Communist sympathizer; a liberal.
contemp
copalms
copalms
noun
plural of copalm
copeman
copeman
noun
(obsolete) A chapman; a dealer; a merchant.
copyism
copyism
noun
(archaic) A style based on slavish imitation, without character or originality.
(archaic) plagiarism
copyman
corrump
corrump
verb
(obsolete) To corrupt.
crampon
crampon
noun
(botany) An aerial rootlet for support in climbing, as of ivy.
(heraldry) A heraldic figure in the form of a bar bent at the ends into the form of a hook.
An attachment to a shoe or boot that provides traction by means of spikes. Used for climbing or walking on slippery surfaces, especially ice.
verb
To walk or climb using crampons.
cropman
deprome
dimorph
dimorph
noun
Either of a pair of dimorphous substances
diploma
diploma
noun
A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.
dishmop
dishmop
noun
A small mop used for washing dishes.
dropman
dumpoke
dumpoke
noun
(Anglo-Indian) A dish of boneless stuffed poultry cooked in dough, butter, and spices.
dupedom
emperor
emperor
noun
(entomology) Any of various butterflies of the subfamily Charaxinae.
(entomology) Any of various large dragonflies of the cosmopolitan genus Anax.
(political theory) Specifically, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire; the world-monarch.
(tarot) The fourth trump or major arcana card of the tarot deck.
A large, relatively valuable marble in children's games.
An emperor penguin.
Any fish of the family Lethrinidae.
Any monarch ruling an empire, irrespective of gender, with "empress" contrasting to mean the consort of an emperor.
The male monarch or ruler of an empire.
emplore
emplore
verb
Obsolete form of implore.
employe
employe
noun
(chiefly US) Dated form of employee.
employs
employs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of employ
empodia
empodia
noun
plural of empodium
emporia
emporia
noun
plural of emporium
emporte
empover
empower
empower
verb
(transitive) To give permission, power, or the legal right to do something.
(transitive) To give someone more confidence and/or strength to do something, often by enabling them to increase their control over their own life or situation.
emption
emption
noun
(obsolete) The act of buying.
emptory
episome
episome
noun
(cytology) A segment of DNA that can exist and replicate either autonomously in the cytoplasm or as part of a chromosome, mainly found in bacteria
Synonym of epitheca
epitome
epitome
noun
A brief summary of a text.
The embodiment or encapsulation of a class of items.
The height; the best; the most vivid.
eponyms
eponyms
noun
plural of eponym
eponymy
eponymy
noun
(semantics) The semantic relation of eponyms; the quality of being eponymous.
fapesmo
gompers
gumdrop
gumdrop
noun
A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
hampton
hampton
Proper noun
Any of several places in England and Scotland, derived from Saxon words meaning farm by the bend of a river, including:
A suburb in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, England, originally in Middlesex.
from the placenames.
A small city in Arkansas, USA
A town in Connecticut.
A city in Florida.
A city in Georgia in the United States.
A village in Illinois.
A city in Iowa
A small city in Minnesota.
A hamlet in Missouri.
A village in Nebraska.
A town in New Brunswick, Canada.
A town in New Hampshire.
A borough in New Jersey.
A town in New York.
A community in Nova Scotia.
A community in Prince Edward Island.
A town in Queensland, Australia.
A town in South Carolina, and the county seat of Named after
A city in Virginia.
haploma
haplome
haplome
noun
(genetics) A haplotype contig
haplomi
hemapod
hemiope
hemipod
hemopod
hipmold
hoopman
hoopmen
hyampom
hyponym
hyponym
noun
(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.
impasto
impasto
noun
(painting) The use of a thick-bodied paint to create peaks and crests that physically extend from the surface of a painting.
verb
(painting) To paint in thick-bodied paint; to paint in impasto style.
impedor
impious
impious
adj
Lacking reverence or respect, especially towards a god.
Not pious.
implode
implode
verb
(computing, programming, PHP) The opposite of explode, array to string conversion.
(intransitive) To collapse or burst inward violently.
(transitive) To cause to collapse or burst inward violently.
(transitive, computing) To compress (data) with a particular algorithm.
implore
implore
verb
To beg urgently or earnestly.
To call upon or pray to earnestly; to entreat.
imponed
imponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impone
impones
impones
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impone
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
imposal
imposal
noun
The act of imposing; imposition.
imposed
imposed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impose
imposer
imposer
noun
One who imposes.
imposes
imposes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impose
imposts
imposts
noun
plural of impost
impound
impound
noun
(law, banking) Amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance.
(uncountable) The state of being impounded.
A place in which impounded things are stored.
That which has been impounded.
verb
(transitive) To hold back.
(transitive) To shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound.
(transitive, law) To hold in the custody of a court or its delegate.
(transitive, law, banking) To collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest.
impower
impower
verb
Archaic form of empower.
improof
improve
improve
verb
(dated) To use or employ to good purpose; to turn to profitable account.
(intransitive) To become better.
(obsolete) To disapprove of; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure.
(obsolete) To disprove or make void; to refute.
(transitive) To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).
improvs
improvs
noun
plural of improv
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of improv
incompt
ipomoea
ipomoea
noun
(botany) Any of various twining plants of the genus Ipomoea with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.
jumpoff
jumpoff
noun
(slang) A sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term romantic relationship.
kampong
kampong
noun
(Cambodia) A landing, a port; a river town.
Dated spelling of kampung.
kempton
kompeni
lampion
lampion
noun
A small oil lamp.
lampong
lampoon
lampoon
noun
A written attack or other work ridiculing a person, group, or institution.
verb
To satirize or poke fun at.
lampron
lampron
noun
(obsolete) A lamprey.
lepomis
leproma
leproma
noun
(pathology) An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy
leptome
leptome
noun
The portion of the mestome that transports food substances.
limpopo
limpopo
Proper noun
A river of Africa that rises near Johannesburg and flows about 1,770 km (1,100 miles) to the Indian Ocean in Mozambique.
a province in South Africa which was originally part of It was named after the river.