Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
amorphi
amorphi
noun
plural of amorphus
amorphy
amorphy
noun
(obsolete) shapelessness
amperes
amperes
noun
plural of ampere
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
apertum
arimasp
armhoop
armpits
armpits
noun
plural of armpit
becramp
bimorph
bimorph
noun
A cantilever that consists of two active layers: piezoelectric and metal.
biprism
biprism
noun
(mathematics) A fusion of two triangular prisms.
(physics) An optical device of this construction used to generate interference fringes.
bspharm
bumpers
bumpers
noun
plural of bumper
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
bumtrap
bumtrap
noun
(obsolete, slang, rare) A bailiff.
campari
campari
Noun
an Italian mildly bitter apéritif, coloured with cochineal, often drunk with soda water or orange juice
campers
campers
noun
plural of camper
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.
campier
campier
adj
comparative form of campy: more campy
carpium
champer
champer
noun
One who champs (bites or chews).
One who engages in champing, in the sense of camping in churches.
chomper
chomper
noun
(informal) A tooth.
(rare) One who, or that which, chomps.
clamper
clamper
noun
(electronics) A circuit that restricts the amplitude of a waveform.
An attachment with sharp metal prongs, attached to a boot or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice.
One who, or that which, clamps.
verb
(obsolete) To join in an unsystematic or haphazard fashion.
To complain in an irritating manner.
To crimp.
To move in a noisy and clumsy manner.
clumper
clumper
noun
A grass or other plant that tends to form clumps.
verb
(obsolete, intransitive) To form into clumps or masses.
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.
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.
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
compoer
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).
compreg
compreg
noun
A compressed and impregnated wood; a wood-based composite made in various forms from panel to solid profiles.
compter
compter
noun
(historical) A prison attached to a city court; a counter.
(obsolete) A counter (token used for keeping count).
corrump
corrump
verb
(obsolete) To corrupt.
cramped
cramped
adj
Illegible.
Overcrowded or congested.
Tight because of or like suffering a cramp.
Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cramp
cramper
crampet
crampet
noun
(curling) A metal plate for a player to stand on when delivering the stones.
(military) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a scabbard.
One of the metal plates, with spikes attached, forming a pair of crampons.
crampit
crampit
noun
Alternative form of crampet
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.
crimped
crimped
adj
With a crimp in it; crushed shut.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crimp
crimper
crimper
noun
(chiefly Britain) A hairdresser.
A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or shoe is stretched to the required shape.
A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.
A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.
A person who crimps when climbing.
A small climbing hold that can only be held with the tips of a person's fingers.
A tool used to crimp, to join two pieces of metal.
An instrument for crimping or ruffling pastry when making a pie.
Someone who adds pleats to fabric for clothes, drapery, etc.
crimple
crimple
verb
(archaic) to crumple, crimp
cropman
crumped
crumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crump
crumper
crumpet
crumpet
noun
(Britain, slang, countable, uncountable) A person (or, collectively, persons), usually female, considered sexually desirable.
A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
crumple
crumple
noun
A crease, wrinkle, or irregular fold.
verb
(intransitive) To become wrinkled.
(intransitive, figurative) To collapse.
(transitive) To cause to collapse.
(transitive) To rumple; to press into wrinkles by crushing together.
crumply
crumply
adj
crumpled.
cuprums
dampers
dampers
noun
plural of damper
dampier
dampier
Proper noun
A port in the north-west of Western Australia
demirep
demirep
noun
(colloquial, dated) A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an adventuress.
deperms
deperms
noun
plural of deperm.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deperm
deprome
dimorph
dimorph
noun
Either of a pair of dimorphous substances
dirempt
dirempt
adj
(obsolete, past participial) Distinct; separate; secrete; divided.
verb
(transitive, principally in philosophy) To separate; to divide; to break off.
disrump
dropman
dumpers
dumpers
noun
plural of dumper
dumpier
dumpier
adj
comparative form of dumpy: more dumpy
dumpler
empaler
empaler
noun
Obsolete form of impaler.
empaper
empearl
empearl
verb
Alternative form of impearl
emperil
emperil
verb
Dated form of imperil.
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.
empires
empires
noun
plural of empire
empiric
empiric
adj
Empirical.
noun
(historical) A member of a sect of ancient physicians who based their theories solely on experience.
Any unqualified or dishonest practitioner; a charlatan; a quack.
Someone who is guided by empiricism; an empiricist.
empirin
emplore
emplore
verb
Obsolete form of implore.
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.
emprent
empresa
empress
empress
noun
(rare) A female chimpanzee.
(tarot) The third trump or major arcana card of most tarot decks.
A deciduous tree, Paulownia tomentosa
The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.
The wife or widow of an emperor or equated ruler.
verb
Rare form of impress.
emprime
emprint
emprint
verb
Obsolete form of imprint.
emprise
emprise
noun
(archaic) An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
(archaic) The qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits; chivalric prowess.
verb
(obsolete) To undertake.
emprize
emprize
noun
Obsolete form of emprise.
emptier
emptier
adj
comparative form of empty: more empty
noun
A person who, or device which empties
emptory
ephraim
epiderm
epiderm
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis.
epigram
epigram
noun
(obsolete) An inscription in stone.
A brief but witty saying.
A short, witty or pithy poem.
epimere
epimere
noun
(biology) One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so-called homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the similar segments in plants, as in a segmented leaf.
epimers
epimers
noun
plural of epimer
expreme
frumple
frumple
verb
(transitive) To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.
gimpier
gimpier
adj
comparative form of gimpy: more gimpy
gompers
gramper
grampus
grampus
noun
Risso's dolphin, Grampus griseus, with a blunt nose.
The hellbender salamander, Cryptobranchus alleganiensis.
The killer whale, Orcinus orca.
giant whip scorpion (Mastigoproctus giganteus)
gripman
gripman
noun
A man employed to manipulate the grip of a cable car.
gripmen
gripmen
noun
plural of gripman
grumped
grumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of grump
grumphy
grumphy
noun
Alternative form of grumphie (“a sow”)
gumdrop
gumdrop
noun
A small chewy candy made with corn syrup, gelatin, and flavouring.
hampers
hampers
noun
plural of hamper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hamper
harumph
harumph
intj
An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
noun
An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, or dismissal; a huff, grunt, or snort.
verb
To dislike, protest, or dismiss.
hempier
humpier
humpier
adj
comparative form of humpy: more humpy
impairs
impairs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impair
impaler
impaler
noun
One who impales.
imparks
imparks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impark
imparts
imparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impart
impearl
impearl
verb
(transitive, poetic) To decorate as if with pearls.
(transitive, poetic) To form into pearls, or make pearly.
impeder
impeder
noun
One who impedes.
impedor
imperia
imperia
noun
plural of imperium
imperii
imperil
imperil
verb
(transitive) To put into peril; to place in danger.
(transitive) To risk or hazard.
impetre
implore
implore
verb
To beg urgently or earnestly.
To call upon or pray to earnestly; to entreat.
imports
imports
noun
plural of import
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of import
imposer
imposer
noun
One who imposes.
impower
impower
verb
Archaic form of empower.
imprasa
impregn
impregn
verb
(now rare, poetic) To impregnate; to make fruitful.
impresa
impresa
noun
(heraldry) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
imprese
imprese
Noun
A heraldic device; an impresa.
impress
impress
noun
A heraldic device; an impresa.
A stamp or seal used to make an impression.
An impression on the mind, imagination etc.
An impression; an impressed image or copy of something.
Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp.
The act of impressing, or taking by force for the public service; compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.
The act of impressing.
verb
(figurative) To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.
(intransitive) To make an impression, to be impressive.
(transitive) To affect (someone) strongly and often favourably.
(transitive) To compel (someone) to serve in a military force.
(transitive) To mark or stamp (something) using pressure.
(transitive) To produce a vivid impression of (something).
(transitive) To seize or confiscate (property) by force.
To produce (a mark, stamp, image, etc.); to imprint (a mark or figure upon something).
imprest
imprest
noun
An advance of funds, especially to a government service or employee.
verb
To advance funds on loan.
imprevu
imprime
imprime
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To drive (a hunted animal) out of its shelter.
imprint
imprint
noun
A distinctive marking, symbol or logo.
An impression; the mark left behind by printing something.
The name and details of a publisher or printer, as printed in a book etc.; a publishing house.
verb
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
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
imputer
imputer
noun
One who imputes.
jumpers
jumpers
noun
plural of jumper
jumpier
jumpier
adj
comparative form of jumpy: more jumpy
kempner
lampara
lampern
lampern
noun
1382, Wyclif's Bible, prologue to Job, page 671:
1589, Thomas Coghan, Haven of Health (1636), page 165:
1799, John Price, The Worcester Guide, page 55:
1936, Charles Tate Regan, Natural History, Ward Lock, page 194:
1956, R. Morris, "The Osmoregulatory Ability of the Lampern (Lampetra fluviatilis L.) in Sea Water during the Course of Its Spawning Migration", Journal of Experimental Biology, volume 33, page 235:
The European river lamprey, Lampetra fluviatilis.
lampers
lampers
noun
Alternative form of lampas
lampert
lamprel
lamprel
noun
(obsolete) The lamprey.
lampret
lamprey
lamprey
noun
Any long slender primitive eel-like freshwater and saltwater fish of the order Petromyzontiformes, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth but no jaw.
lampron
lampron
noun
(obsolete) A lamprey.
lempira
lempira
noun
The currency of Honduras, divided into 100 centavos.
lempres
leproma
leproma
noun
(pathology) An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy
limpers
limpers
noun
plural of limper
lumpers
lumpers
noun
plural of lumper
lumpier
lumpier
adj
comparative form of lumpy: more lumpy
maipure
mampara
mampara
noun
(South Africa, slang) A fool; a buffoon.
manipur
manipur
Proper noun
State in north-eastern India which has Imphal as its capital.
manrope
manrope
noun
(nautical) Each of the ropes used in ascending the side of a sailing ship.