(biochemistry) A branched-chain sugar, 3-C-(hydroxymethyl)-D-glycerotetrose, that occurs in parsley and many other plants
apison
apneas
apneas
noun
plural of apnea
apodes
apodes
noun
plural of apode
apodis
apoise
apoise
adv
poised; balanced
aposia
appals
appals
verb
(Britain) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appal
appast
appels
appels
noun
plural of appel
appius
appius
Proper noun
name, notably borne by a Roman politician of the 4th and 3rd century BC, builder of the Appian Way
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).
aprons
aprons
noun
plural of apron
aptest
aptest
adj
superlative form of apt: most apt
apulse
apulse
adj
Pulsing.
arispe
arpens
arpens
noun
plural of arpen
ascape
ashpan
ashpan
noun
(rail transport) A large pan below the grate and firebox of a steam locomotive.
A container beneath a boiler's furnace, catching ash and clinker that falls through the firebars
A container that fits below the grate of a domestic fireplace.
ashpit
ashpit
noun
(rail transport) a pit between the rails where a steam locomotive can drop its fire at the end of a day's work, before going "on shed".
A pit for the disposal of ashes.
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.
asopus
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
aspics
aspics
noun
plural of aspic
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).
aspish
aspish
adj
Pertaining to, or like, an asp.
asport
asport
noun
(parapsychology) An object that is spontaneously moved or "teleported" to another place.
verb
To take and move to a certain other place, to carry away.
aspout
aspout
adj
spouting
asteep
astoop
astoop
adv
In a stooping or inclined position.
auspex
becaps
beslap
beslap
verb
(transitive) To slap around or about; slap all over; slap soundly or completely.
bsphar
bypass
bypass
noun
(medicine) An alternative passage created to divert a bodily fluid around a damaged organ; the surgical procedure to construct such a bypass
A road that passes around something, such as a residential area or business district.
A section of pipe that conducts a fluid around some other fixture
An electrical shunt
Going past or around
verb
To avoid an obstacle etc, by constructing or using a bypass
To ignore the usual channels or procedures
bypast
campos
campos
noun
plural of campo
campus
campus
noun
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
verb
To confine to campus as a punishment.
To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
capels
capels
noun
plural of capel
capers
capers
noun
plural of caper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caper
capias
capias
noun
(law) An arrest warrant; a writ commanding officers to take a specified person or persons into custody.
capons
capons
noun
plural of capon
capris
capris
noun
capri pants
capsid
capsid
noun
The outer protein shell of a virus
carpos
carpus
carpus
noun
(anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
caspar
caspar
Proper noun
one of the Magi.
name, more popular in the form Jasper.
casper
casper
Proper noun
name, an occasional variant of Caspar.
A white person
A city in Wyoming
A mountain in Wyoming
catsup
catsup
noun
Alternative form of ketchup
cephas
champs
champs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of champ
chapes
chapes
noun
plural of chape
cheaps
cheaps
noun
plural of cheap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheap
chopas
ciapas
clamps
clamps
noun
plural of clamp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clamp
clasps
clasps
noun
plural of clasp
claspt
claspt
verb
(archaic) simple past tense and past participle of clasp
coapts
coapts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of coapt
copals
copals
noun
plural of copal
coppas
coppas
noun
plural of coppa
copras
copras
noun
plural of copra
cospar
cramps
cramps
noun
A cramping of muscles, especially in the abdomen or uterus.
plural of cramp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cramp
crapes
crapes
noun
plural of crape
crispa
culpas
cuppas
cuppas
noun
plural of cuppa
cuspal
cuspal
adj
Relating to a cusp or cusps.
dapson
depass
dipsas
dispar
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
galops
galops
noun
plural of galop
gapers
gapers
noun
plural of gaper
gaspar
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.
gaupus
gaupus
noun
Alternative form of gawpus
getspa
gramps
gramps
noun
(by extension, derogatory) Old man.
(colloquial, humorous) Grandpa, grandfather.
plural of gramp
grapes
grapes
noun
plural of grape
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grape
graphs
graphs
noun
plural of graph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graph
grasps
grasps
noun
plural of grasp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grasp
hasped
hasped
adj
Fitted with a hasp.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hasp
inspan
inspan
verb
(transitive) To yoke (oxen).
To bring or force into service.
isopag
jalaps
jalaps
noun
plural of jalap
jalops
japans
japans
noun
plural of japan
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of japan
japers
japers
noun
plural of japer
japish
japish
adj
Full of japes; jesting.
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.
jaspis
jaspis
noun
Obsolete form of jasper.
kalpas
kalpas
noun
plural of kalpa
kalpis
kalpis
noun
A kind of Ancient Greek water jug.
kapoks
kapoks
noun
plural of kapok
kappas
kappas
noun
plural of kappa
karpas
karpas
noun
(Judaism) A traditional ritual dish eaten at Passover, consisting of a vegetable (typically celery or parsley) dipped in salt water or other liquid.
kaspar
kasper
katsup
kempas
kempas
noun
A Malaysian tree Koompassia malaccensis; the hardwood of this tree
khaphs
khaphs
noun
plural of khaph
kopans
koppas
koppas
noun
plural of koppa
lampas
lampas
noun
A type of luxury fabric with a background weft.
An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the palate immediately behind the foreteeth in a horse.