(biochemistry) A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants
apneas
apneas
noun
plural of apnea
apodes
apodes
noun
plural of apode
apoise
apoise
adv
poised; balanced
appels
appels
noun
plural of appel
apples
apples
noun
(Australia, Australian rhyming slang) Nice, fine.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Stairs. Clipping of apples and pears.
(slang) Testicles.
plural of apple
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apple
appose
appose
verb
(transitive) To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.
(transitive) To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).
aptest
aptest
adj
superlative form of apt: most apt
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
arispe
arpens
arpens
noun
plural of arpen
ascape
asleep
asleep
adj
(euphemistic) Dead.
(of a body part) Having a numb or prickling sensation accompanied by a degree of unresponsiveness.
(slang) Inattentive.
In a state of sleep; also, broadly, resting.
aslope
aslope
adj
(archaic) Slanted or sloping.
adv
(archaic, figurative) In an unintended or unfavourable direction.
prep
(archaic) Diagonally over or across.
aspace
aspect
aspect
noun
(astrology) The relative position of heavenly bodies as they appear to an observer on earth; the angular relationship between points in a horoscope.
(grammar) A grammatical quality of a verb which determines the relationship of the speaker to the internal temporal flow of the event which the verb describes, or whether the speaker views the event from outside as a whole, or from within as it is unfolding.
(obsolete) Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
(obsolete) The act of looking at something; gaze.
(programming) In aspect-oriented programming, a feature or component that can be applied to parts of a program independent of any inheritance hierarchy.
(rail transport) The visual indication of a colour light (or mechanical) signal as displayed to the driver. With colour light signals this would be red, yellow or green.
(religion, mythology) The personified manifestation of a deity that represents one or more of its characteristics or functions.
A phase or a partial, but significant view or description of something.
Any specific feature, part, or element of something.
One's appearance or expression.
Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass.
Prospect; outlook.
The way something appears when considered from a certain point of view.
The way something appears when viewed from a certain direction or perspective.
verb
(Wicca) To channel a divine being.
(astrology, of a planet) To have a particular aspect or type of aspect.
(obsolete) To look at.
aspens
aspens
noun
plural of aspen
aspern
aspers
aspers
noun
plural of asper
aspide
aspire
aspire
verb
(intransitive) To have a strong desire or ambition to achieve something.
(intransitive, archaic, literary) To move upward; to be very tall.
(transitive, obsolete) To go as high as, to reach the top of (something).
asteep
auspex
becaps
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
capels
capels
noun
plural of capel
capers
capers
noun
plural of caper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caper
casper
casper
Proper noun
name, an occasional variant of Caspar.
A white person
A city in Wyoming
A mountain in Wyoming
cephas
chapes
chapes
noun
plural of chape
cheaps
cheaps
noun
plural of cheap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheap
crapes
crapes
noun
plural of crape
depass
drapes
drapes
noun
Heavy cloth hung over a window.
plural of drape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drape
elapse
elapse
verb
(intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.
empasm
empasm
noun
(obsolete, medicine) A perfumed powder to be sprinkled on the body to mask the odor of sweat.
empusa
empusa
noun
(mythology) In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
epacts
epacts
noun
plural of epact
epeans
ephahs
ephahs
noun
plural of ephah
escape
escape
noun
(architecture) An apophyge.
(computing) escape key
(manufacturing) A defective product that is allowed to leave a manufacturing facility.
(obsolete) A sally.
(obsolete) That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake, oversight, or transgression.
(programming) The text character represented by 27 (decimal) or 1B (hexadecimal).
(snooker) A successful shot from a snooker position.
A holiday, viewed as time away from the vicissitudes of life.
Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
Something that has escaped; an escapee.
The act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
verb
(computing) To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
(intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
(intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
(transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
(transitive) To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
(transitive, computing) To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
escarp
escarp
noun
The side of the ditch next to the parapet in a fortification; the scarp.
verb
(transitive) To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a scarp.
espace
espace
noun
(obsolete) Space.
espada
espada
noun
(bullfighting) A matador.
espana
espave
espial
espial
noun
(obsolete) A scout; a spy.
An act of noticing or observing.
The fact of noticing or observing; a discovery.
estamp
etapes
fesapo
gapers
gapers
noun
plural of gaper
gasped
gasped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of gasp
gaspee
gasper
gasper
noun
(BDSM, slang) One who is aroused by autoasphyxiation.
(Britain, slang) A cigarette.
(slang, aviation) An adjustable air outlet over a passenger seat in aircraft.
Agent noun of gasp; a person or animal that gasps.
Something that causes one to gasp in shock, suspense, or awe.
getspa
grapes
grapes
noun
plural of grape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grape
hasped
hasped
adj
Fitted with a hasp.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hasp
japers
japers
noun
plural of japer
jasper
jasper
noun
(UK, West Country, Somerset, colloquial) A wasp.
(US, slang) A person, a guy, especially seen as naïve or simple.
(obsolete) Any bright-coloured kind of chalcedony apart from cornelian.
An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking conchoidally with a smooth surface.
Jasperware pottery.
verb
(transitive) To decorate with, or as if with, jasper.
kasper
kempas
kempas
noun
A Malaysian tree Koompassia malaccensis; the hardwood of this tree
lapels
lapels
noun
plural of lapel
lapies
lapsed
lapsed
adj
(archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.
(humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
(of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.
Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of lapse
lapser
lapser
noun
One who lapses.
lapses
lapses
noun
plural of lapse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapse
lapsey
lipase
lipase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids.
maples
maples
noun
plural of maple
naples
nappes
nappes
noun
plural of nappe
operas
operas
noun
plural of opera
pacers
pacers
noun
plural of pacer
padegs
padles
padles
noun
plural of padle
padres
padres
noun
plural of padre
paeans
paeans
noun
plural of paean
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paean
paeons
paeons
noun
plural of paeon
paesan
pageos
pagers
pagers
noun
plural of pager
pagnes
palest
palest
adj
superlative form of pale: most pale
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of pale
palets
palets
noun
plural of palet
panels
panels
noun
plural of panel
pannes
pannes
noun
plural of panne
pansey
pansie
papers
papers
noun
(Australia) cigarette papers
A collection of documents, unpublished writing or correspondence in an archive or library collection.
He lost his papers while travelling and had a hard time getting home.
Official documents or identification, as a passport.
plural of paper.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paper
papess
papess
noun
(obsolete) A female pope, i.e. the fictitious Pope Joan.
parens
parens
noun
plural of paren
parers
parers
noun
plural of parer
paresh
pareus
pareus
noun
plural of pareu
parges
parges
noun
plural of parge
paries
paries
noun
(zoology) The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.
The wall of any cavity in the body.
parles
parles
noun
plural of parle
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parle
parsec
parsec
noun
(astronomy, metrology) Short for parallax second.
parsed
parsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of parse
parsee
parser
parser
noun
(computing) A computer program that parses.
One who parses.
parses
parses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parse
partes
pascoe
pasear
pasela
paseng
paseng
noun
The bezoar goat.
paseos
paseos
noun
plural of paseo
pasewa
pashed
pashed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pash
pashes
pashes
noun
plural of pash
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pash
passed
passed
adj
That has passed a given qualification or examination; qualified.
That has passed beyond a certain point (chiefly in set collocations).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pass
passee
passee
noun
One who is passed.
passel
passel
noun
(US, informal) An indeterminately large quantity or group.
passen
passen
verb
(obsolete) plural simple present of pass
passer
passer
noun
(American football) A football player who makes a forward pass, who may be (but not limited to) the quarterback.
(archaic) One who passes; a passer-by.
(chess) A passed pawn.
(sociology) One who is able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard them as belonging.
(sports) Someone who passes, someone who makes a pass.
One who passes something along; a distributor.
One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.
passes
passes
noun
plural of pass
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pass
pasted
pasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paste
pastel
pastel
noun
(art) A drawing made with any of those colors.
(color) Any of several subdued tints of colors, usually associated with pink, peach, yellow, green, blue, and lavender
A crayon made from such a paste.
A traditional dish in various Latin American countries, resembling a tamale, pasty, or calzone.
A type of dried paste used to make crayons.
Woad.
paster
paster
noun
A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on a printed ballot.
One who, or that which, pastes.
pastes
pastes
noun
plural of paste
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paste
pastie
pastie
noun
(Northern Ireland) A circular, battered and deep-fried meat pie usually consisting of minced pork, onion, potato and seasoning and served in a bap or with chips. A peculiarity of Northern Irish "chippy" cuisine, rarely (if ever) seen outside the area.
A type of seasoned meat pie, usually of a semicircular or distinctive shape.
An item worn (often by strippers) to conceal one's nipples.
patens
patens
noun
plural of paten
paters
paters
noun
plural of pater
patesi
patesi
noun
(historical) The ruler of any of certain city states of ancient Chaldea, conceived to be a direct representative of the local tutelary god.
patise
paused
paused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pause
pauser
pauser
noun
Someone who pauses.
pauses
pauses
noun
plural of pause
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pause
pavers
pavers
noun
plural of paver
pavese
pavese
noun
Obsolete form of pavis.
pavies
pavise
pawers
pawers
noun
plural of pawer
payees
payees
noun
plural of payee
payers
payers
noun
plural of payer
payess
payess
noun
Alternative form of peot
peaces
peaces
noun
plural of peace
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of peace
peages
peages
noun
plural of peage
pearls
pearls
noun
plural of pearl
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pearl
pearse
peasen
peasen
noun
(archaic) plural of pease
peases
peases
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pease
peason
pecans
pecans
noun
plural of pecan
pedals
pedals
noun
plural of pedal
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pedal