(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.
airplane
airplane
noun
(US, Canada, Philippines) Alternative form of aeroplane
alphorns
alphorns
noun
plural of alphorn
alpinery
amperian
anagraph
anagraph
noun
(obsolete) A physician's prescription or recipe.
(obsolete) An inventory; a record.
A kind of anagram.
anaphora
anaphora
noun
(Christianity) The most solemn part of the Divine Liturgy or the Mass during which the offerings of bread and wine are consecrated as body and blood of Christ
(linguistics) An expression that can refer to virtually any referent, the specific referent being defined by context.
(linguistics) An expression that refers to a preceding expression.
(rhetoric) The repetition of a phrase at the beginning of phrases, sentences, or verses, used for emphasis.
plural of anaphor
anapurna
angiport
angiport
noun
(obsolete) A narrow road passing between two houses or a row of houses, or an alley leading to a single house.
anoplura
anteport
anteport
noun
An outer port, gate, or door.
antipart
antirape
antirape
adj
Opposed to rape
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
apastron
apastron
noun
(astronomy) The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.
aperient
aperient
adj
Having a gentle laxative effect.
noun
A laxative, either in the form of a medicine or a food such as asparagus or hops, which has the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation.
apertion
apertion
noun
(archaic) An opening; an aperture.
(archaic) The act of opening.
aphronia
aphronia
noun
The lack of practical judgment.
apiarian
apiarian
adj
Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.
noun
An apiarist; a beekeeper.
apocrine
apocrine
adj
(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
aporphin
aporphin
noun
Alternative form of aporphine
apparens
apparent
apparent
adj
Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.
Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye, eyely; within sight or view.
Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.
appender
appender
noun
(computing) A software component that appends data to a computer file.
apprense
aprendiz
apreynte
apriline
aproneer
aproneer
noun
(obsolete, derogatory) A shopkeeper.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aproning
aproning
noun
Material for making aprons.
verb
present participle of apron
araponga
araponga
noun
Synonym of bare-throated bellbird (Procnias nudicollis)
arapunga
arapunga
noun
Alternative form of araponga
archipin
asapurna
aspirant
aspirant
adj
Seeking advancement.
Striving for recognition.
noun
Someone who aspires to high office, etc.
aspiring
aspiring
adj
Hoping to become.
noun
(archaic) Aspiration.
verb
present participle of aspire
aspirins
aspirins
noun
plural of aspirin
atropine
atropine
noun
(toxicology, pharmacology) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).
atropins
bankrupt
bankrupt
adj
(finance) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay one's debts.
Destitute of, or wholly lacking (something once possessed, or something one should possess).
Having been legally declared insolvent.
noun
(UK, law, obsolete) A trader who secretes himself, or does certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.
One who becomes unable to pay his or her debts; an insolvent person.
verb
(transitive) To force into bankruptcy.
barspoon
biplanar
biplanar
adj
(anatomy, of the foot) Both frontal and sagittal
(mathematics) Between two tangent planes
bosporan
braincap
brainpan
brainpan
noun
(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The brain or mind.
(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The skull.
canephor
canreply
cantraip
cantraps
cantraps
noun
plural of cantrap
cantrips
cantrips
noun
plural of cantrip
capering
capering
noun
The motion of one who capers.
verb
present participle of caper
capnomor
capnomor
noun
(organic chemistry, dated) A colourless oil with a peculiar odour, obtained from beech tar.
caponier
caponier
noun
(military, historical) A type of fortification structure which allows firing along the bottom of a dry moat that surrounds the main fortress.
caprinic
caprinic
adj
Alternative form of capric
Alternative form of caprine
capronic
capronyl
caprylin
caprylin
noun
(organic chemistry) A glyceride (especially the triglyceride) of caprylic acid
carapine
caripuna
carpaine
carpaine
noun
(organic chemistry) A macrolide antibiotic, (1S,11R,13S,14S,24R,26S)-13,26-dimethyl-2,15-dioxa-12,25-diazatricyclo[22.2.2.211,14]triacontane-3,16-dione, found in Carica papaya
carpings
carpings
noun
plural of carping
carpinus
carupano
catnaper
catnaper
noun
Alternative spelling of catnapper
cawnpore
chaperno
chaperon
chaperon
noun
A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the hearse in pompous funerals.
A type of hood, often ornamental or official, with an attached cape and a tail, later worn as a hat with the face hole put over the top of the head instead.
An adult who accompanies or supervises one or more young, unmarried men or women during social occasions, usually with the specific intent of preventing some types of social or sexual interactions or illegal behavior.
verb
To accompany; to escort.
To mother.
chapourn
conocarp
coparent
coparent
noun
Alternative form of co-parent
copatron
copatron
noun
A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation.
coplanar
coplanar
adj
(astronomy, of multiple planets or other orbiting bodies) Orbiting a central celestial object within the same orbital plane.
(geometry, of at least two things, usually lines or plane figures) Within the same plane.
coprinae
corpsman
corpsman
noun
(US, military, nautical) A hospital corpsman.
(deprecated, US, military) An enlisted person in the U.S. Army who works as a field medic.
(medicine, military, nonstandard) A military medic.
cramping
cramping
noun
The action of something that cramps.
verb
present participle of cramp
crampons
crampons
noun
plural of crampon
crampoon
crampoon
noun
A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.
Alternative form of crampon (attachment for a shoe)
crankpin
crankpin
noun
The pin that attaches a connecting rod to a crank
crapping
crapping
verb
present participle of crap
crepance
crepance
noun
An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind foot striking and cutting the other leg, and sometimes causing an ulcer.
cropland
cropland
noun
arable land
cyprians
dampener
dampener
noun
(figurative) A discouraging event or remark.
A device that moistens or dampens something.
denpasar
denpasar
Proper noun
The capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia.
depurant
depurant
adj
(medicine) depurative
noun
(medicine) A depurative.
diplanar
diplanar
adj
(mathematics) Relating to two planes.
dipteran
dipteran
adj
(entomology) Relating to or denoting dipterans.
noun
(entomology) An insect of the large order Diptera; a fly.
dognaper
dognaper
noun
Alternative spelling of dognapper
downwarp
downwarp
noun
(geology) A segment of the crust of the Earth that bends downward
drapping
drapping
verb
present participle of drap
drawspan
drawspan
noun
(engineering) The operational span of a drawbridge
drepania
drepania
noun
plural of drepanium
drepanid
drepanid
noun
(zoology) Any moth in the family Drepanidae.
drepanis
earphone
earphone
noun
A transducer that converts electric signals into sound and is held near the ear, especially as part of a telephone; an earpiece or headphone.
empatron
empyrean
empyrean
adj
Of the sky or the heavens; celestially refined.
noun
(historical) The region of pure light and fire; the highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was supposed by the ancients to exist: the same as the ether, the ninth heaven according to ancient astronomy, and Dante's poem.
encarpus
encarpus
noun
(architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
endiaper
endocarp
endocarp
noun
(botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.
endpaper
endpaper
noun
Either of two folded sheets of paper used to connect the front and back covers of a book to the first and last pages.
engraphy
enhamper
enrapted
enseraph
ensporia
entrepas
entrepas
noun
An ambling gait between a walk and a trot.
envapour
european
expander
expander
noun
(dentistry) A device used to widen the upper jaw so that the bottom and upper teeth will fit together better; a palatal expander.
(graphical user interface) A control that expands to show more options or commands, keeping them hidden until needed.
One who expands; something that expands.
expandor
expandor
noun
Dated form of expander.
expirant
expirant
noun
One who expires or is expiring.
firepans
firepans
noun
plural of firepan
flaperon
flaperon
noun
(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
foreplan
foreplan
noun
A plan, device, or strategy created in advance.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To devise beforehand.
frapping
frapping
noun
(nautical, usually in the plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
verb
present participle of frap
genapper
grampian
grampian
Proper noun
a former local government region in north-east Scotland, which was created in 1975 and abolished in 1996.
grandpap
grandpap
Noun
grandfather
grandpas
grandpas
noun
plural of grandpa
graphing
graphing
verb
present participle of graph
grapline
grapline
noun
A grapnel (small anchor).
graplins
graplins
noun
plural of graplin
grapnels
grapnels
noun
plural of grapnel
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grapnel
grasping
grasping
adj
Greedy, eager for wealth.
noun
The act of one who grasps or covets.
verb
present participle and gerund of grasp
gunpaper
gynopara
gynopara
noun
A viviparous female aphid that is born in the autumn on a secondary host, then flies to the primary host where she produces new females that mate and deposit eggs.
hairpins
hairpins
noun
plural of hairpin
hanapers
hanapers
noun
plural of hanaper
handgrip
handgrip
noun
A covering (often rubber or foam) on a handle, designed to allow the user a more comfortable or more secure hold on the handle.
A grasp or grip; a close struggle.
A handle.
A handshake; a way of gripping hands with another person.
The ability of a person (or other animal with hands) to grip something with a hand.
handtrap
hapteron
hapteron
noun
A branched swelling at the base of an aquatic plant (such as an alga) that it uses to fix itself in place
harappan
harappan
Adjective
Relating to Harappa or its ancient civilization.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Harappa.
hardpans
hardpans
noun
plural of hardpan
harpagon
harpagon
noun
(obsolete) A grappling hook.
harpings
harpings
noun
(nautical) The front part of the wales of a vessel, around the bow and fastened to the stem; used to provide protection from the seas.
harpoons
harpoons
noun
plural of harpoon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harpoon
heparins
heparins
noun
plural of heparin
imperant
imperant
adj
commanding
inparfit
insapory
interlap
interlap
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To overlap mutually, so that each partially covers the other.
japanner
japanner
noun
(archaic) A bootblack.
One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one skilled in that art.
kidnaper
kidnaper
noun
Alternative spelling of kidnapper
knappers
knappers
noun
plural of knapper
laspring
laspring
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A smolt, or young salmon.
liparian
liparian
Adjective
Of or relating to Lipari, the largest of the Aeolian Islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the north coast of Sicily.
lupanars
lupanars
noun
plural of lupanar
mainport
manipuri
manipuri
Adjective
Of or relating to the Indian state of Manipur.
Noun
An ethnic group of South Asia.
Proper noun
A Tibeto-Burman language also known as Meeteilon.
manpower
manpower
noun
The power exerted by a single person (analogous to horsepower.)
The total number of all available workers; the workforce.