A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.
acopyrine
acrophony
acrophony
noun
The naming of letters in an alphabetic writing system using words whose initial sounds are represented by the respective letters.
aepyornis
aerophane
aerophane
noun
A thin fabric resembling crape
aerophone
aerophone
noun
(dated) A form of combined speaking trumpet and ear trumpet.
(dated) An instrument for greatly intensifying speech, consisting of a phonograph diaphragm arranged so that its action opens and closes valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of vibration.
Any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound.
aeroplane
aeroplane
noun
(aeronautics, archaic) An airfoil.
A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight. Also called planes.
verb
(intransitive) To fly in an aeroplane.
(transitive) To transport by aeroplane.
agapornis
agropyron
agrypnode
allenport
alpenhorn
alpenhorn
noun
Alternative spelling of alphorn
amphitron
anaphoral
anaphoral
adj
(Christianity) Relating to the anaphora.
anaphoras
anaphoras
noun
plural of anaphora
anaphoria
anaphoria
Noun
A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
anaphoric
anaphoric
adj
Of, or relating to, an anaphora.
anatropal
anatropal
adj
(botany) anatropous
anatropia
anatropia
noun
(medicine) A disorder of the vision. Deviation of the visual axis of one eye upwards when the other eye is fixing; anaphoria.
(medicine) A tendency for both eyes to look upward.
angiocarp
angiocarp
noun
(botany) An angiocarpous fruit
anophoria
anotropia
anteporch
anthocarp
anthocarp
noun
(botany) A collective, composite or aggregated fruit formed from an entire inflorescence, as in the sorosis of a pineapple or the syconus of a fig.
(botany) A composite false fruit, consisting of the actual fruit and the perianth.
(botany) A fruit formed by the union of the floral organs or part of them, with the fruit itself, as in Nyctagineae; also applied to fruits with accessories, sometimes termed pseudocarps, as the strawberry and pineapple.
(botany) A fruit resulting from many flowers, such as the pineapple; a fruit of which the perianth or the torus forms part.
(botany) In the Nyctaginaceae, individual apetalous flowers have a tubular, petaloid calyx that resembles a sympetalous corolla. The lower portion of the calyx tightly enwraps the one-seeded achene and is persistent around the fruit as an anthocarp. The calyx base plus the enclosed seed-bearing achene is the unit of dispersal.
(botany) Lower part of a perianth containing the fruit, the upper part having dropped away, well seen in plants of the family Nyctaginaceae.
anthropic
anthropic
adj
Of or pertaining to mankind or humans, or the period of humanity's existence.
anthropol
anthropos
anthropos
Proper noun
The primordial man/humanity.
antipolar
antipolar
adj
Diametrically opposed.
Relating to or located at an antipole.
antitrope
antitropy
antitropy
noun
(botany) A disposition of opposed, asymmetric leaves where a pair of leaves displays bilateral symmetry.
apatornis
apeldoorn
apocenter
apocenter
noun
(astronomy) The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to its center of attraction (the principal focus of the ellipse)
apocentre
apocentre
noun
Alternative form of apocenter
apocrenic
aporphine
aporphine
noun
(organic chemistry) One of a class of quinoline alkaloids from which apomorphine can be derived.
aposaturn
appointer
appointer
noun
A person who appoints (in any sense).
appointor
appointor
noun
(law) The person who selects the appointee.
apportion
apportion
verb
(transitive) Specifically, to do so in a fair and equitable manner; to allocate proportionally.
(transitive) To divide and distribute portions of a whole.
approving
approving
adj
Expressing approbation; commending
verb
present participle of approve
apronless
apronless
adj
Without an apron.
apronlike
apronlike
adj
Resembling an apron.
arreption
arreption
noun
(obsolete) The act of taking away.
aspermont
aspersion
aspersion
noun
(in the plural) slander, calumny
(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.
An attack on somebody's reputation or good name, often in the phrase to cast aspersions upon….
atropines
atropines
noun
plural of atropine
auriphone
baptornis
baronship
baronship
noun
The rank or position of a baron.
baryphony
beaproned
becrampon
bonaparte
bonaparte
Proper noun
A Corsican surname
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
The family of Napoleon Bonaparte
A former name for the island of Réunion
bootprint
bootprint
noun
The impression left by a boot while walking
bosporian
bosporian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Thracian or Cimmerian Bosporus.
bromopnea
bromopnea
noun
(medicine, dated) The condition of having bad breath.
campanero
campanero
noun
The bellbird of South America.
canephora
canephora
noun
(architecture) A caryatid supporting a basket on her head.
canephore
canephore
noun
Alternative form of canephora
canephori
canephors
canephors
noun
plural of canephor
canephroi
caparison
caparison
noun
Gay or rich clothing.
The often ornamental coverings for an animal, especially a horse or an elephant.
verb
To dress up a horse or elephant with ornamental coverings.
caponiere
caponiere
noun
(military, historical) A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.
caponiers
caponiers
noun
plural of caponier
caponiser
caponizer
caponizer
noun
A person or device that caponizes
capricorn
capricorn
Proper noun
Capricornus
The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 - January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 - February 14 (sidereal astrology).
Noun
Someone with a Capricorn star sign
caprylone
carpincho
carpincho
noun
Alternative form of carpinchoe
carpognia
carpogone
chaperone
chaperone
noun
(UK, business) An employee sent by a British company to the European Union to work with a client there, to circumvent restrictions imposed after Brexit.
(biochemistry) A protein that assists the non-covalent folding/unfolding and the assembly/disassembly of other macromolecular structures, but does not occur in these structures when the latter are performing their normal biological functions.
An older person who accompanies other younger people to ensure the propriety of their behaviour, often an older woman accompanying a young woman.
verb
(UK, business) To work as a chaperone.
To act as a chaperone.
chaperons
chaperons
noun
plural of chaperon
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chaperon
citropten
citropten
noun
(organic chemistry) A coumarin, 5,7-dimethoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one found in oil of yellow citron.
clapeyron
coinspire
compander
compander
noun
Any device used for companding.
companero
comparing
comparing
verb
present participle of compare
compenser
compering
compering
verb
present participle of compere
complanar
complanar
adj
Alternative form of coplanar
conscript
conscript
adj
Drafted into a military service or similar.
Enrolled; written; registered.
noun
A constructed script or writing system, especially for use with a conlang.
One who is compulsorily enrolled, often into a military service; a draftee.
verb
(transitive) To enrol(l) compulsorily; to draft; to induct.
consperse
conspired
conspired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conspire
conspirer
conspirer
noun
Someone who conspires.
conspires
conspires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conspire
contemper
contemper
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate or soften.
cooperant
cooperant
adj
Alternative form of coöperant
coopering
coopering
noun
The vocation of, or output of, a cooper (barrelmaker): synonym of cooperage.
verb
present participle of cooper
cooperman
coparceny
coparceny
noun
(law) An equal share of an inheritance.
coparents
coparents
noun
plural of coparent
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coparent
copartner
copartner
noun
A joint partner (in a business).
verb
To form a joint partnership with somebody.
copatrons
copatrons
noun
plural of copatron
coportion
coportion
noun
(obsolete, nonce word) equal share
coppering
coppering
noun
An envelope or covering of copper.
The act of covering with copper.
verb
present participle of copper
coppinger
copresent
copresent
adj
present along with others.
verb
(transitive) To present along with others.
cornercap
cornercap
noun
(obsolete) A priest's or academic's hat.
(obsolete) The chief ornament.
cornopean
cornopean
noun
(music, obsolete) A large valved horn or trumpet, similar to the orchestral cornet (cornet-à-piston).
cornopion
cornupete
cornupete
adj
(rare) Of an animal: threatening to butt with its horns.
coronopus
corposant
corposant
noun
An electrical discharge accompanied by a corona of ionization in the surrounding atmosphere
corpulent
corpulent
adj
(obsolete) Physical, material, corporeal.
Large in body; fat; overweight.
coryphene
coryphene
noun
(zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphaena.
cosponsor
cosponsor
noun
A joint sponsor.
verb
To sponsor jointly with another.
cowperian
cowperian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to (1731–1800), English poet and hymnodist.
crampoons
crampoons
noun
plural of crampoon
craspedon
croplands
croplands
noun
cropland
cryptonym
cryptonym
noun
A secret name, a code name.
cryptopin
cupertino
cyprinoid
cyprinoid
adj
Belonging to the suborder Cyprinoidei of the order Cypriniformes.
Resembling the carp.
noun
A fish of that suborder.
davenport
davenport
noun
A large sofa, especially a formal one.
A writing desk.
deploring
deploring
verb
present participle of deplore
deporting
deporting
verb
present participle of deport
desponder
desponder
noun
One who desponds.
devonport
devonport
Proper noun
a district and naval dockyard in Plymouth, Devon, England, named Plymouth Dock until 1823.
a harbourside suburb in Auckland, New Zealand, which also contains a naval base.
a city in northern Tasmania, Australia.
direption
direption
noun
The act of despoiling, plundering, or snatching away.
diruption
diruption
noun
(archaic) disruption
disprison
disprison
verb
(transitive) To release from prison; to set at liberty.
disproven
disproven
adj
(archaic, Scottish law) Not proven, in a legal case where the jury verdict has inconclusive evidence for conviction, but sufficient to suspect guilt
Shown to be false
verb
Alternative irregular form of the past participle of disprove
dognapers
dognapers
noun
plural of dognaper
dognapper
dognapper
noun
agent noun of dognap; one who dognaps.
donorship
donorship
noun
the state of being a donor
downpours
downpours
noun
plural of downpour
drawpoint
drepanoid
dripstone
dripstone
noun
(architecture) A protective moulding over a door or window that allows rain to drip away from the structure.
(geology) Stalactites and stalagmites collectively.
A water filter in which impurities are removed by running water through a porous stone.
dronepipe
dronepipe
noun
One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.
droppings
droppings
noun
plural of dropping
dropsonde
dropsonde
noun
(meteorology) A weather-observing device dropped from an aircraft.
dryopians
drypoints
drypoints
noun
plural of drypoint
earphones
earphones
noun
A pair of small loudspeakers worn inside each outer ear or covering all or part of the ear, without a connecting band worn over head.
plural of earphone
ectropion
ectropion
noun
A condition of loose eyelids, characterized by the turning outward of the lower eyelid.
A condition of the cervix, characterized by the cells of the endocervix being present in the location of the ectocervix
encorpore
endocarps
endocarps
noun
plural of endocarp
endomorph
endomorph
noun
(bodybuilding) A person having a theoretical body type with slow metabolism in which weight is gained easily, but fat levels are hard to reduce. Endomorphic bodybuilders tend to be the most massive.
A mineral, especially a crystal, enclosed within another
A person of the endomorphic physical type, characterised by big bones, round face, large trunk and thighs and a naturally high degree of body fat, especially around the midsection.
endoproct
endoproct
noun
Synonym of entoproct
endorphin
endorphin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptide hormones found in the mammalian brain that act as neurotransmitters and have properties similar to morphine.
endosperm
endosperm
noun
(biology) The tissue surrounding the embryo of flowering plant seeds, that provides nutrition to the developing embryo; usually triploid.
endospore
endospore
noun
A small vegetative spore produced by some bacteria.
The inner layer of a spore.
enjeopard
entoproct
entoproct
noun
(zoology) Any member of the phylum Entoprocta, mostly sessile aquatic animals.
entrepots
entrepots
noun
plural of entrepot
entropies
entropies
noun
plural of entropy
entropion
entropion
noun
(pathology) An inversion (turning inward) of the margin of the eyelid