A large saturniid moth native to North America, Hyalophora cecropia, having distinctive red, white and black markings on the wings
Any tree of the genus Cecropia.
ceratops
cercopes
cercopid
cercopid
noun
(zoology) Any insect in the family Cercopidae, the froghoppers.
cercopod
cercopod
noun
(zoology) One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior somites of certain insects.
cerotype
cerotype
noun
A print made by this process.
A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on a steel plate, for electrotyping.
chaparro
chaparro
noun
kermes oak (Quercus coccifera)
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
charpoys
charpoys
noun
plural of charpoy
chiropod
chompers
chompers
noun
plural of chomper
choppers
choppers
noun
(informal) teeth
plural of chopper
choppier
choppier
adj
comparative form of choppy: more choppy
chrysopa
chrysops
citicorp
clapwort
clapwort
noun
A North American herb (Conopholis americana) that is parasitic on the roots of oak
coalport
coappear
coappear
verb
To appear together.
cockspur
cockspur
noun
A blade for tying to the foot of a gamecock.
A kind of grass (Echinochloa crus-galli).
A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
coemptor
coexpire
cohelper
colstrip
compadre
compadre
noun
A friend or companion.
compared
compared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compare
comparer
comparer
noun
One who, or that which, compares.
compares
compares
noun
plural of compare
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare
comparsa
comparts
comparts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compart
compeers
compeers
noun
plural of compeer
compered
compered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compere
comperes
comperes
noun
plural of compere
competer
compiler
compiler
noun
(software compilation) A computer program which transforms source code into object code.
One who compiles.
complier
complier
noun
One who complies or obeys.
comports
comports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of comport
composer
composer
noun
Especially, one who composes music.
One who composes; an author.
One who, or that which, quiets or calms.
compotor
comprend
compress
compress
noun
A machine for compressing.
A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
verb
(intransitive) To be pressed together or folded by compression into a more economic, easier format.
(obsolete) To embrace sexually.
(technology, transitive) To make digital information smaller by encoding it using fewer bits.
(transitive) To abridge.
(transitive) To condense into a more economic, easier format.
(transitive) To make smaller; to press or squeeze together, or to make something occupy a smaller space or volume.
comprest
comprest
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense and past participle of compress
comprint
comprint
verb
(UK, law, obsolete) To reprint without permission a work belonging to another.
To print together.
comprise
comprise
verb
(patent law) To include, contain, or be made up of, defining the minimum elements, whether essential or inessential to define an invention.
(sometimes proscribed, usually in the passive) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
To contain or embrace.
comprize
comprize
verb
Archaic form of comprise.
comptoir
comptrol
comptrol
noun
Archaic form of control.
computer
computer
noun
(by restriction, chiefly historical) A male computer, where the female computer is called a computress.
(now rare, chiefly historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematical calculations and logical operations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media.
conocarp
consperg
conspire
conspire
verb
(intransitive) To agree, to concur to one end.
(intransitive) To secretly plot or make plans together, often with the intention to bring bad or illegal results.
(transitive) To work together to bring about.
coopered
coopered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cooper
cooperia
coparent
coparent
noun
Alternative form of co-parent
copastor
copastor
noun
One who shares the role of pastor with another person.
copatron
copatron
noun
A joint patron; a patron of the same person or organisation.
coperose
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.
copperah
copperas
copperas
noun
iron(II) sulfate.
obsolete sulphate compound with one of three metals, zinc, copper or iron
coppered
coppered
adj
(nautical) (of the hull of a wooden ship) sheathed below the waterline with thin sheets of copper to prevent the attack of teredo shipworms and limit the buildup of weed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of copper
copperer
copperer
noun
One who applies copper coatings.
copremia
copremia
noun
Alternative form of copræmia
copremic
copremic
adj
Relating to, or suffering from, copremia.
coprides
coprinae
coprince
coprince
noun
Any of a group of princes who govern jointly, as in Andorra.
coprinus
coproite
coprosma
coprosma
noun
(botany) Any of the plants in the genus Coprosma.
copurify
copurify
verb
To purify two or more materials simultaneously, normally by chromatography
copyread
copyread
verb
To read text (of a newspaper etc.) and edit it to correct mistakes.
cornpipe
corporal
corporal
adj
(archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
(zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
noun
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
(mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
corporas
corporas
noun
(obsolete) The corporal, or communion cloth.
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.
corpsmen
corpsmen
noun
plural of corpsman
corrupts
corrupts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of corrupt
coryphee
coryphee
noun
Alternative form of coryphée
coscript
coscript
verb
To write (a script) together with someone
couperin
couperus
couplers
couplers
noun
plural of coupler
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
coverups
coverups
noun
plural of coverup
crackpot
crackpot
adj
(informal) Eccentric or impractical.
noun
(informal) An eccentric, crazy or foolish person.
(informal) Someone addicted to crack cocaine (i.e. a drug addict).
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)
crompton
crophead
cropland
cropland
noun
arable land
cropless
cropless
adj
Devoid of crops.
croppers
croppers
noun
plural of cropper
croppies
croppies
noun
plural of croppie
plural of croppy
cropping
cropping
noun
(agriculture) The growing of crops.
(mining) An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
verb
present participle of crop
cropshin
cropsick
cropsick
adj
(obsolete) Sick in the stomach, especially from excess in eating or drinking.
cropweed
cropwell
crosslap
crossopt
crotopus
croupade
croupade
noun
A leap in which the horse pulls its hind legs up towards the belly.
croupier
croupier
noun
One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end of the table as assistant chairman.
The person who collects bets and pays out winnings at a gambling table, such as in a casino.
croupily
croupily
adv
In a croupy manner.
croupous
croupous
adj
(medicine) Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in membranous croup.
crowstep
crowstep
noun
(architecture) A stair-step type of design at the top of the triangular gable end of a building.
crumpton
cryptous
cupboard
cupboard
noun
(obsolete) A board or table used to openly hold and display silver plate and other dishware; a sideboard; a buffet. [14th–18th c.]
(obsolete) Things displayed on a sideboard; dishware, particularly valuable plate. [16th–19th c.]
(obsolete) Things stored in a cupboard; particularly food.
A cabinet, closet, or other piece of furniture with shelves intended for storing cookware, dishware, or food; similar cabinets or closets used for storing other items.
verb
To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard.
cupreous
cupreous
adj
(chemistry) Containing copper.
Of a reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
Of or of the nature of copper.
noun
A reddish-brown color, like that of polished copper.
cuspidor
cuspidor
noun
(chiefly US) A spittoon.
cypriote
cypriots
cyrtopia
dacryops
dacryops
noun
(pathology) A cyst in a lacrimal duct
An excess of tears in the eye
dempstor
depictor
depictor
noun
Alternative form of depicter
deplored
deplored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deplore
deplorer
deplorer
noun
One who deplores.
deplores
deplores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplore
deported
deported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deport
deportee
deportee
noun
A deported person.
deporter
deporter
noun
One who deports.
deposers
deposers
noun
plural of deposer
deposure
deptford
dewdrops
dewdrops
noun
plural of dewdrop
diaspora
diaspora
noun
(by extension) Any similar dispersion.
(collective) A group so dispersed, especially Jews outside of the land of Israel.
(historical) The dispersion of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
Any dispersion of an originally homogeneous entity, such as a language or culture.
The regions where such a dispersed group (especially the Jews) resides, taken collectively.
diaspore
diaspore
noun
(botany) seeds and fruit together regarded as a dispersal unit.
A gemstone consisting of hydrate of aluminium in crystal form.
A natural hydrate of aluminium, sometimes forming stalactites.
dimorphs
dimorphs
noun
plural of dimorph
diopters
diopters
noun
plural of diopter
dioptral
dioptral
adj
Synonym of dioptric
dioptres
dioptres
noun
plural of dioptre
dioptric
dioptric
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being seen through.
(obsolete) Pertaining to a diopter.
Acting as a medium for sight; making use of refraction (of lenses, etc.).
noun
(in the plural) The branch of optics concerned with refraction.
A dioptric telescope.
dipropyl
dipropyl
noun
(chemistry) One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting of two propyl radicals.
diprotic
diprotic
adj
(chemistry, of an acid or base) Tending to donate or accept two hydrogen ions (H⁺) in solution.
dipteroi
dipteroi
noun
plural of dipteros
dipteron
dipteros
dipteros
noun
(architecture) A building with double peristyle or colonnade.
disponer
disponer
noun
(law, Scotland) One who legally transfers his or her own property to another.
disports
disports
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disport
disporum
disposer
disposer
noun
One who disposes.
disproof
disproof
Noun
A refutation.
disprove
disprove
verb
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.
dognaper
dognaper
noun
Alternative spelling of dognapper
dogproof
dogproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by dogs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to damage caused by dogs.
doorkeep
doorpost
doorpost
noun
doorjamb
doorstep
doorstep
noun
(UK, informal) A thick slice, especially of bread.
(figuratively) One's immediate neighbourhood or locality.
An outside step leading up to the door of a building, usually a home.
verb
(intransitive) To visit one household after another to solicit sales, charitable donations, political support, etc.
(transitive, journalism) To corner somebody for an unexpected interview.
doorstop
doorstop
noun
(Australia) An interview with a politician or other public figure (apparently informal or spontaneous but often planned), as they enter or leave a building.
(Britain, proscribed, nonstandard) (in error for doorstep) A thick sandwich.
(humorous) A large book, which by implication could be used to stop a door.
Any device or object used to halt the motion of a door, as a large or heavy object, a wedge, or some piece of hardware fixed to the floor, door or wall.
dopester
dopester
noun
(slang) An individual who is from a street gang and sells drugs.