In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the usual forms; suddenly; precipitously.
alcapton
alcapton
noun
Alternative spelling of alkapton
aleiptes
aleiptic
alkapton
alkapton
noun
homogentisic acid
allopath
allopath
Noun
A practitioner of allopathy
allotype
allotype
noun
(biochemistry) A genetically determined variant of the amino acid sequence of a protein.
(immunology) An immunoglobulin allotype; the allele of the antibody chains found in an individual.
(zoology, taxonomy) A designated paratype of a species (or lower-order taxon) that is the opposite sex of the holotype.
allotypy
allotypy
noun
The occurrence of multiple allotypes within a single individual.
alphabet
alphabet
noun
(India, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia) An individual letter of an alphabet; an alphabetic character.
(Internet slang, politics) An agent of the FBI, the CIA, or another such government agency.
(computer science) A typically finite set of distinguishable symbols.
A writing system in which letters represent phonemes. (Contrast e.g. logography, a writing system in which each character represents a word, and syllabary, in which each character represents a syllable.)
A writing system in which there are letters for the consonant and vowel phonemes. (Contrast e.g. abjad.)
The set of letters used when writing in a language.
The simplest rudiments; elements.
verb
(rare) To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange alphabetically.
alpinist
alpinist
adj
(skiing) Pertaining to alpine skiing or downhill skiing.
Of or pertaining to alpinism.
noun
(skiing) Synonym of alpine skier
(skiing, sometimes capitalized) A downhill skier who practises the sport on high mountains.
(sometimes capitalized) A mountain climber, especially in the European Alps or in ranges of similar ruggedness and elevation.
ampelite
ampelite
noun
(mineralogy) A carbonaceous alum schist.
(mineralogy) An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill insects, etc., on vines.
ampliate
ampliate
adj
(zoology) Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of insects.
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To enlarge.
ampulate
antelope
antelope
noun
(US) The pronghorn, Antilocapra americana.
(archaic, mythology) A fierce legendary creature said to live on the banks of the Euphrates, having long serrated horns and being hard to catch.
Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.
antilope
antipill
antipill
adj
(finance) Opposing a poison pill.
(not comparable) Preventing or countering the formation of pills on fabric.
Opposing the contraceptive pill.
antipole
antipole
noun
(geography) The opposite pole.
(geometry) A position directly opposite (possibly also used figuratively).
antipolo
antipolo
noun
(archaic) The breadfruit tree.
antipool
antipool
adj
Synonym of antipooling
antislip
antislip
adj
Preventing slipping.
anviltop
apetalae
apholate
aplastic
aplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to aplasia.
(pathology) Relating to the inability of the body to create new cells, such that tissue cannot grow or regenerate.
aplotomy
aplustra
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apoblast
apolista
apostils
apostils
noun
plural of apostil
apostles
apostles
noun
(law) Letters dismissory.
plural of apostle
apostoli
applenut
appleton
appleton
Proper noun
Place names in England, named for an apple enclosure.
a village in Oxfordshire. Originally in Berkshire.
a suburb of Warrington, Cheshire.
A town in Maine.
A city in Minnesota.
A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
An unincorporated community in Tennessee.
A city in Wisconsin
from either of the places.
appliant
apterial
apteryla
aptyalia
aptyalia
noun
(medicine) Reduced secretion of saliva.
armplate
armplate
noun
Plate armour worn on one's arms.
ashplant
ashplant
noun
(Ireland) A walking stick.
A stick kept for administering corporal punishment, a cane.
An ash sapling.
aspartyl
aspartyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical obtained by removal of a hydrogen atom from the carboxylic acid group of aspartic acid
asphalts
asphalts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphalt
atriplex
atypical
atypical
adj
Not conforming to the normal type.
Unusual or irregular.
noun
(pharmacy) An atypical antipsychotic.
autopolo
autoslip
axopetal
axopetal
adj
(physiology, dated) Seeking the axon.
bagplant
baldpate
baldpate
noun
A bald-headed person.
A bird, the American wigeon (Anas americana).
baptlsta
bedplate
bedplate
noun
(engineering) The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are supported and held in place; the bed.
bioplast
bioplast
noun
(biology) a mass or cell of bioplasm that is a unit of living matter; an independently existing mass of living matter
blackpot
blacktop
blacktop
noun
(US, countable) A paved area on a schoolground reserved for recess activities, often doubling as a parking lot.
(US, countable) A road so paved.
(US, uncountable) Asphalt concrete or similar bituminous black paving material used for the surface of roads (e.g., tarmacadam, tarmac).
verb
(US) To pave with blacktop.
calapite
calotype
calotype
noun
A talbotype
calthrop
calthrop
noun
Alternative form of caltrop
caltraps
caltraps
noun
plural of caltrap
caltrops
caltrops
noun
plural of caltrop
caluptra
calypter
calypter
noun
(biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection Calyptrata, and that cover the halteres.
calyptra
calyptra
noun
(botany) Any of various coverings at the tips of structures, in the terminology of various authors; for example rootcaps and the apical cells of trichomes.
(botany) In bryophytes, a thin, hood of tissue that forms from the archegonium and covers the developing sporophyte and is shed as it ripens.
(botany) any cap-like covering of a flower or fruit, such as the operculum over the unopened buds of Eucalyptus flowers
(entomology) In flies such as the housefly, Musca, in the taxonomic order Diptera, zoological section Schizophora, subsection Calyptrata, the calyptra is a membranous rearward extension of the forewing; it covers the haltere.
calyptro
capelets
capelets
noun
plural of capelet
capellet
capellet
noun
A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in lying down.
capitals
capitals
noun
plural of capital
capitola
capitols
capitols
noun
plural of capitol
capitoul
capitoul
noun
(historical) The former chief magistrates of the city of Toulouse, France.
capitula
capitula
noun
plural of capitulum
catalpas
catalpas
noun
plural of catalpa
catapult
catapult
noun
(UK) A slingshot.
(figuratively) An instance of firing something, as if from a catapult.
A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.
A mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck.
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult.
verb
(intransitive) To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult.
(intransitive) To have one's status increased rapidly.
(transitive) To fire a missile from a catapult.
(transitive) To fire or launch something, as if from a catapult.
(transitive) To increase the status of something rapidly.
chalkpit
chalkpit
noun
A quarry where chalk is found.
chapelet
chapelet
noun
A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.
A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
chapitle
chaplets
chaplets
noun
plural of chaplet
chaptrel
chaptrel
noun
(architecture, obsolete) An impost.
clapholt
clapnest
clapnest
noun
A form of clap net used to capture ground-nesting birds
clapotis
claptrap
claptrap
noun
(historical) A device for producing a clapping sound in theaters.
A device or trick to gain applause; a humbug.
Empty verbiage or nonsense.
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
clodpate
clodpate
noun
A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
clypeate
clypeate
adj
(botany) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.
(zoology) Furnished with a protective plate or shell.
coalpits
coalpits
noun
plural of coalpit
coalport
compital
compital
adj
(botany) Of the vein of a leaf, intersecting at a wide angle.
Of or pertaining to crossroads.
complant
compleat
compleat
verb
(Late Modern) Archaic spelling of complete.
conepatl
conepatl
noun
(obsolete) A kind of skunk.
copalite
copalite
noun
Synonym of copaline
copelata
copelate
copulate
copulate
adj
(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
verb
(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
cupulate
cupulate
adj
Cup-shaped.
Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.
depilate
depilate
verb
To remove hair from the body.
dioptral
dioptral
adj
Synonym of dioptric
diplomat
diplomat
noun
(figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people
A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
dipteral
dipteral
adj
Belonging to the order of insects Diptera.
Having a double row of columns on each on the flanks, as well as in front and rear, often said of a temple.
Having two wings only.
dispetal
displant
displant
verb
(transitive, archaic) To remove anything from where it has been planted or placed; to drive a person from their home.
dogplate
dullpate
ecttypal
eggplant
eggplant
noun
(Canada, US) A dark purple color, like that of the skin of this fruit.
(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The edible fruit of the Solanum melongena: an aubergine.
(Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines) The plant Solanum melongena.
(US, slang, derogatory, offensive) A black person (used mainly by Italian-Americans).
(skateboarding, snowboarding) A 180 backside rotated invert in which the front hand is planted on the lip of the halfpipe wall
elephant
elephant
noun
(Britain, childish) used when counting to add length, so that each count takes about one second
(figuratively) Anything huge and ponderous.
(in particular) Any member of the subfamily Elephantinae not also of the genera Mammuthus and Primelephas.
(paper, printing) Synonym of elephant paper
(uncountable, obsolete) Ivory.
(xiangqi) A xiangqi piece, that is moved two points diagonally, may not jump over intervening pieces and may not cross the river.
A mammal of the order Proboscidea, having a trunk, and two large ivory tusks jutting from the upper jaw.
endplate
endplate
noun
(anatomy) A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.
enthalpy
enthalpy
noun
(physics, chemistry) In thermodynamics, a measure of the heat content of a chemical or physical system.
epalpate
epaulets
epaulets
noun
plural of epaulet
epiblast
epiblast
noun
(biology, embryology) The outer layer of a blastula that, after gastrulation, becomes the ectoderm.
epilated
epilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of epilate
epilator
epilator
noun
An electrical device used for hair removal by mechanically grasping multiple hairs simultaneously and pulling them out.
epistlar
estoppal
estoppal
noun
Misspelling of estoppel.
etypical
etypical
adj
(biology) Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.
eucalypt
eucalypt
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
euptelea
expilate
explants
explants
noun
plural of explant
felapton
felspath
flatcaps
flatcaps
noun
plural of flatcap
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
fleapits
fleapits
noun
plural of fleapit
flippant
flippant
adj
(archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity
(chiefly dialectal) nimble; limber.
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
flypasts
flypasts
noun
plural of flypast
flytraps
flytraps
noun
plural of flytrap
galipots
galipots
noun
plural of galipot
gallipot
gallipot
noun
(now rare) Someone who uses such pots; an apothecary.
A small, glazed earthenware jar once used by apothecaries for holding medicine and ointment.
gantlope
gantlope
noun
The military punishment known as running the gauntlet
goalpost
goalpost
noun
(sports) One of the two vertical side poles of a goal.
(sports, American football) The tall Y-shaped upright, now usually of fiberglass, at either end of the playing field, through which a football must go in order for a field goal to be scored. (They were originally H-shaped, with one wooden post on either side.)
A rule or target that is "moved" (changed) unfairly; see move the goalposts.
grapelet
grapelet
noun
A little grape.
hapalote
hapalote
noun
The jumping mouse.
haplites
haplitic
haplonts
haplonts
noun
plural of haplont
haptical
haptical
adj
Alternative form of haptic
heelpath
heelpath
noun
(US) The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of the towpath.
heeltaps
heeltaps
noun
plural of heeltap
helpmate
helpmate
noun
(chess) A recreational problem in chess in which both sides cooperate to achieve a specific goal.
A person who supplies help or companionship.
A wife or spouse.
hospital
hospital
adj
(obsolete) Hospitable.
noun
(obsolete) A place of lodging.
A building founded for the long-term care of its residents, such as an almshouse. The residents may have no physical ailments, but simply need financial support.
A large medical facility, usually in a building with multiple floors, where seriously ill or injured patients are given extensive medical and/or surgical treatment.
hotplate
hotplate
noun
A low-powered heating device for keeping food warm.
A semi-portable stove.
The element of a stove.
implants
implants
noun
plural of implant
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implant
interlap
interlap
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To overlap mutually, so that each partially covers the other.
jalpaite
jalpaite
noun
(mineralogy) A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing copper, silver, and sulfur.
kalumpit
kalyptra
kalyptra
noun
Alternative form of calyptra
kitalpha
klaproth
lakeport
lakeport
noun
A port located on a lake.
lampatia
lampeter
lampetia
lamppost
lamppost
noun
(informal, humorous) A tall, thin person.
The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.