(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of adipic acid
adipose
adipose
adj
Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
Slightly overweight; chubby.
noun
Animal fat stored in the tissue of the body.
aegipan
aegipan
noun
(Classical mythology) A goat-like creature resembling a satyr, sometimes portrayed as having a fish's tail.
aesopic
aesopic
Adjective
Of or relating to Aesop; Aesopian.
agapeic
agapeic
adj
Characteristic of agape.
agapeti
agpaite
agpaite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of various peralkaline igneous rocks, typically nepheline syenite or phonolite.
agriope
akepiro
akepiro
noun
A small tree of New Zealand (Olearia furfuracea).
alcippe
alepine
alepine
noun
Alternative form of alépine
aliipoe
aliipoe
noun
The plant Canna indica.
alipeds
alipeds
noun
plural of aliped
aliptae
aliptes
alpines
alpines
noun
plural of alpine
alpiste
alypine
ampelis
amphide
antiope
apatite
apatite
noun
(mineralogy) A calcium fluoride phosphate of variable composition, sometimes used in the manufacture of fertilizer, as a gemstone, and (in powdered form) as a pigment.
apeiron
apeiron
noun
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
apelike
apelike
adj
Given to servile imitation.
Similar to an ape in appearance or movement.
apeling
apeling
noun
A small, young, or immature ape.
apemius
apepsia
apepsia
noun
Alternative form of apepsy
apeptic
apeptic
adj
Having or relating to apepsy.
aperies
aperies
noun
plural of apery
apexing
aphelia
aphelia
noun
(astronomy) plural of aphelion
aphemia
aphemia
noun
A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.
aphemic
aphemic
adj
(speech pathology) Of, relating to, or afflicted with aphemia.
aphesis
aphesis
noun
(linguistics, prosody) The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.
aphetic
aphetic
adj
(astrology) Of or relating to the apheta; life-giving.
(phonology) Of, relating to, or formed by aphesis.
aphides
aphides
noun
plural of aphis
aphrite
aphrite
noun
(mineralogy) A foliated or chalk-like variety of calcite.
apiales
apieces
apieces
adv
(obsolete) Into pieces.
apiezon
apinage
aplites
aplites
noun
plural of aplite
apnoeic
apnoeic
adj
Alternative spelling of apneic
apogeic
apogeic
adj
(figuratively) Climactic.
Pertaining to the apogee.
apoidea
aporiae
apperil
apperil
noun
(obsolete) peril
appetit
applied
applied
adj
Of a branch of science, serving another branch of science or engineering.
Put into practical use.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of apply
applier
applier
noun
A person or device that applies something.
applies
applies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apply
apprise
apprise
verb
(rare) To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
(specifically, Scotland, law) To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”)
To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
apprize
apprize
verb
Archaic form of appraise.
Archaic form of apprise.
apsides
apsides
noun
plural of apside
apteria
apteria
noun
plural of apterium
argiope
aripeka
aripple
aripple
adj
rippling
arsippe
asclepi
asepsis
asepsis
noun
(pathology) The process of removing pathogenic organisms or protecting against such organisms.
(pathology) The state of being free from sepsis.
aseptic
aseptic
adj
(food industry) pasteurised.
(medicine) Used to protect against infection by disease-causing microbes.
Free of disease-causing microbes.
aspired
aspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of aspire
aspiree
aspirer
aspirer
Noun
One who aspires to something.
aspires
aspires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aspire
aspises
atiptoe
atiptoe
adj
(figuratively) In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
On tiptoe; moving or standing on the tips of one's toes.
adv
In a state of anticipation; keenly awaiting.
On tiptoe; on the tips of one's toes in order to move quietly or to stand taller.
Quietly, and little by little.
Without retreating from adversity, confrontation, or danger; standing tall; bravely, proudly, unyieldingly.
atopies
atopies
noun
plural of atopy
atopite
auspice
auspice
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Patronage or protection.
(obsolete) Divination from the actions of birds.
An omen or a sign.
verb
(transitive) To be patron of; to sponsor.
bagpipe
bagpipe
noun
attributive form of bagpipes
singular of bagpipes (normally used in plural)
verb
(nautical) To lay (the mizzen) aback by bringing the sheet to the mizzen rigging.
(slang) To masturbate a person's penis in one's armpit.
To play the bagpipes.
baptise
baptise
verb
Alternative form of baptize
baptize
baptize
verb
(Christianity) To perform the sacrament of baptism by sprinkling or pouring water over someone or immersing them in water.
(archaic, slang) Of rum, brandy, or any other spirits, to dilute with water.
(slang) To ensure proper burning of a joint by moistening the exterior with saliva.
(slang) To extinguish the life of.
To dedicate or christen.
bechirp
beeping
beeping
noun
An instance of beeping; a sound that beeps.
verb
present participle of beep
begripe
begripe
verb
(transitive) To lay hold of; apprehend; grip; grasp.
bepaint
bepaint
verb
(transitive) To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.
bepiece
bepinch
bepinch
verb
(transitive, archaic) To pinch, or mark with pinches.
(transitive, dialectal) To pinch all over.
bepride
bespice
bespice
verb
(transitive) To season with spice, or with some spicy drug.
bespill
besplit
beyship
beyship
noun
The role or status of a bey.
biotope
biotope
noun
(figuratively) a context where someone feels 'naturally' at home, such as their field of professional or scientific expertise
A geographical area that has a uniform biological environment and a uniform distribution of plants and animals
biotype
biotype
noun
(genetics) A group of organisms having the same specific genotype
verb
To sort, arrange of classify into such groups
bipedal
bipedal
adj
Having two feet or two legs; biped.
Pertaining to a biped.
biphase
biphase
adj
Consisting of two phases, such as a liquid and a solid.
noun
A method of transmitting binary data that avoids problems associated with long strings of ones or zeros.
biplace
biplane
biplane
adj
(aviation) Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes, aerocurves, etc.
Composed of, or relating to, two planes (flat surfaces extending infinitely in all directions).
noun
(aviation) An airplane that has two main wings, one above the other and supported by struts.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To fly in a biplane.
bispore
bispore
noun
(biology) Either of a pair of asexual spores produced by some red algae
blipped
blipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blip
brephic
bumpier
bumpier
adj
comparative form of bumpy: more bumpy
calepin
calipee
calipee
noun
A food of the yellowish material found inside the lower half of a turtle's carapace (shell).
caliper
caliper
noun
(automotive) The part of a disc brake that holds the brake pads.
(usually plural only) Uncommon form of calipers.
verb
(transitive) To use calipers to measure the size of.
campier
campier
adj
comparative form of campy: more campy
campine
campine
Proper noun
A region to the east of the city of Antwerp, Belgium (in the provinces of Antwerp and Limburg), and southwest of Eindhoven, the Netherlands (in the province of North Brabant).
Noun
A chicken of a breed originating from the aforementioned region.
canepin
capelin
capelin
noun
Mallotus villosus, a type of smelt found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
caphite
capitle
cappier
caprice
caprice
noun
(music) A capriccio.
A brief romance.
A disposition to be impulsive.
An impulsive, seemingly unmotivated action, change of mind, or notion.
An unpredictable or sudden condition, change, or series of changes.
caprine
caprine
adj
Goatlike.
Of or relating to goats.
noun
Alternative form of caprin
Any of certain caprids (including sheep) that are regarded as being similar to the goat; any member of the tribe Caprini.
capsize
capsize
noun
The act of, or occurrence of capsizing or overturning.
verb
(intransitive, nautical) To overturn.
(intransitive, of knots) To deform under stress.
(transitive, nautical) To cause (a ship) to overturn.
captive
captive
adj
Held prisoner; not free; confined.
Of or relating to bondage or confinement; serving to confine.
Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.
noun
(figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
One held prisoner.
One who has been captured or is otherwise confined.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To capture; to take captive.
caraipe
caraipe
noun
A Brazilian tree of the genus Caraipa; the timber of this tree
catpipe
cepheid
cepheid
adj
(astronomy) Relating to cepheid variables.
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the family Cepheidae
noun
(astronomy) A cepheid variable.
(zoology) Any jellyfish in the family Cepheidae
ceriops
ceriphs
ceriphs
noun
plural of ceriph
cesspit
cesspit
noun
A cesspool; a pit or covered cistern used to collect sewage and waste water.
chappie
chappie
noun
Alternative spelling of chappy
charpie
charpie
noun
(medicine, now historical) Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth, used for surgical dressings.
cheapie
cheapie
adj
(informal) Cheap; inferior.
noun
(informal) A person who is stingy, a miser.
(informal) An item of poor quality.
(informal) An item which is inexpensive.
chiplet
chiplet
noun
(electronics) Any of the integrated circuits making up a multi-chip module (MCM).
chipley
chipped
chipped
adj
(automotive, not comparable) Having had the engine management system upgraded, usually to increase power.
(not comparable) Having had a microchip fitted.
Having one or more chips (small pieces) missing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chip
chipper
chipper
adj
Exhibiting a lively optimism; in high spirits, cheerful.
noun
(Ireland, slang) A fish and chip shop, or more generally a cheap fast food outlet, typically selling chips and other deep-fried foods.
(US, smoking) An occasional tobacco user, or more generally drug user.
(golf) A golf club for making chip shots.
(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.
(slang) A deep frier.
(sports) A player who chips the ball.
A company that manufactures potato chips/potato crisps.
A machine that chips potatoes into pieces that are ready to be fried and made into chips.
Someone who or something which chips (e.g. wood).
verb
(UK, dialect) To chirp or chirrup.
chippie
chippie
noun
(US, slang) An officer of the California Highway Patrol. See CHiP
Alternative spelling of chippy
chirped
chirped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chirp
chirper
chirper
noun
(Canada, slang, mildly derogatory) A person who speaks with a distinct English or Welsh accent.
(obsolete, slang) A chirping cup; an alcoholic drink.
A thing or animal that makes a chirping sound.
chopine
chopine
noun
(historical, footwear) A type of women's platform shoe that was popular in the 15th and 16th centuries.
A bottle of wine (usually Bordeaux) containing 0.250 fluid liters, ⅓ of the volume of a standard bottle.
chuipek
ciphers
ciphers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cipher
cleping
cleping
verb
present participle of clepe
clipeus
clipeus
noun
A shield worn by soldiers of ancient Greece and Rome.
An ornamental disk of marble in this shape.
Part of the exoskeleton of an insect between the carapace and mandibles.
clipped
clipped
adj
(informal) Circumcised.
(of speech) With each word pronounced separately and distinctly.
Having an end cut off; trimmed or cut back.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of clip
clipper
clipper
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A tool used for clipping something, such as hair, coins, or fingernails.
(electronics) A circuit which prevents the amplitude of a wave from exceeding a set value.
(entomology) The Asian butterfly Parthenos sylvia, family Nymphalidae.
(historical) A person who mutilates coins by fraudulently paring the edges.
(informal) An Alberta clipper.
(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.
(slang) A confidence trickster; a conman.
Anything that clips.
verb
(transitive) To cut or style (the hair) using clippers.
clippie
clippie
noun
(Britain, slang) A female bus conductor.
clupeid
clupeid
noun
Any of many soft-finned fish of the family Clupeidae.
clupein
clupein
noun
(organic chemistry) A protamine found in herring.
clupien
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.
comptie
copaiye
copiers
copiers
noun
plural of copier
copihue
copihue
noun
An evergreen climbing plant, Lapageria rosea.
coppice
coppice
noun
A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut at certain times for fuel or other purposes, typically managed to promote growth and ensure a reliable supply of timber. See copse.
verb
(intransitive) To sprout from the stump.
(transitive) To manage (a wooded area) sustainably, as a coppice, by periodically cutting back woody plants to promote new growth.
coptine
cowpies
cowpies
noun
plural of cowpie
cputime
crappie
crappie
noun
A member of either of two species of North American sunfish of the genus Pomoxis. Both are silvery-white with black speckles, and prized as gamefish.
creepie
creepie
noun
(Scotland) A low stool.
crepier
crepier
adj
comparative form of crepy: more crepy
noun
A hotplate used to make crêpes.
A person who makes crepes, a proprietor of a creperie.
crepine
creping
creping
verb
present participle of crepe
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.