(medicine, obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.
aphids
aphids
noun
plural of aphid
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.
aspish
aspish
adj
Pertaining to, or like, an asp.
bishop
bishop
noun
(Christianity) An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
(UK, dialectal, archaic) A children's smock or pinafore.
(US, archaic) A bustle.
(chess) The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
(dialectal) A ladybug or ladybird, beetles of the family Coccinellidae.
(obsolete) Any watchman, inspector, or overlooker.
(obsolete) The holder of the Greek or Roman position of episcopus, supervisor over the public dole of grain, etc.
(religion, nonstandard) A similar official or chief priest in another religion.
A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.
A flowering plant of the genus Bifora.
A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
verb
(Christianity) To act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church.
(Christianity) To make a bishop.
(Christianity, rare) To provide with bishops.
(UK, colloquial, obsolete) To murder by drowning.
(UK, dialectal) To permit food (especially milk) to burn while cooking (from bishops' role in the inquisition or as mentioned in the quotation below, of horses).
(by extension, jocularly, obsolete) To confirm (in its other senses).
(by extension, of equestrianism) To make a horse seem younger, particularly by manipulation of its teeth.
bsphar
bsphth
bumphs
cephas
cephus
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
cheeps
cheeps
noun
plural of cheep
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cheep
cheops
chimps
chimps
noun
plural of chimp
chirps
chirps
noun
plural of chirp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chirp
chomps
chomps
noun
plural of chomp
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chomp
chopas
chumps
chumps
noun
plural of chump
depths
depths
noun
(literary) A very remote part.
(literary) The deepest part. (Usually of a body of water.)
(of an emotion, mystery) The lowest point, all-time low, nadir.
The most severe or involved period.
plural of depth
ephahs
ephahs
noun
plural of ephah
ephods
ephods
noun
plural of ephod
ephors
ephors
noun
plural of ephor
epochs
epochs
noun
plural of epoch
exship
glyphs
glyphs
noun
plural of glyph
graphs
graphs
noun
plural of graph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graph
hasped
hasped
adj
Fitted with a hasp.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of hasp
herpes
herpes
noun
(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or mucous membranes or on the genitals.
hesped
hespel
hesper
hesper
Proper noun
Hesperus, the evening star
hippos
hippos
noun
plural of hippo
hippus
hippus
noun
pupillary athetosis; spasmodic dilation and contraction of the pupil between the sphincter and dilator muscles.
hispid
hispid
adj
(obsolete outside biology, botany) Covered in short, stiff hairs; bristly.
hissop
hoopes
hopers
hopers
noun
plural of hoper
hoples
humphs
humphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of humph
huspel
huspil
hypnos
hypnus
hyssop
hyssop
noun
(biblical) A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum.
(obsolete, US) The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.).
Agastache foeniculum, blue giant hyssop.
Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
Any of several similar plants:
impish
impish
adj
mischievous; of or befitting an imp.
inpush
inship
inship
verb
(transitive) Alternative form of enship (“to travel or send by ship”)
(transitive) To ship in from abroad; to import.
(transitive, dated) To put aboard a ship.
japish
japish
adj
Full of japes; jesting.
joseph
joseph
noun
(sometimes capitalised) A woman's riding habit worn in the 18th century with a long cape and buttons running down the front.
khaphs
khaphs
noun
plural of khaph
lymphs
lymphs
noun
plural of lymph
mishap
mishap
noun
An accident, mistake, or problem.
Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance.
verb
(archaic) To happen through misfortune; to mishappen.
mopish
mopish
adj
Given to moping.
morphs
morphs
noun
plural of morph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of morph
msphar
msphed
nymphs
nymphs
noun
plural of nymph
oomphs
oomphs
noun
plural of oomph
ophism
ophism
Noun
The doctrines and rites of the Ophites.
ophrys
osophy
osophy
noun
A belief or doctrine, ism
ouphes
ouphes
noun
plural of ouphe
pachas
pachas
noun
plural of pacha
palish
palish
adj
somewhat pale
panhas
paphos
paphos
Proper noun
A city in Cyprus, known in antiquity as the birthplace of Aphrodite.
paphus
papish
papish
adj
(now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) Roman Catholic.
noun
(now Scotland, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) A Roman Catholic.
paresh
parish
parish
noun
(US) An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by territorial limits, but composed of those persons who choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest, clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in which the members of a congregation live.
A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.
An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.
In some countries, an administrative subdivision of an area.
In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.
The community attending that church; the members of the parish.
verb
(intransitive) To visit residents of a parish.
(transitive) To place (an area, or rarely a person) into one or more parishes.
Pronunciation spelling of perish, representing Mary-marry-merry English.
pascha
pashas
pashas
noun
plural of pasha
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
pashim
pashka
pashto
pashto
Proper noun
The native Indo-Iranian language of the Pashtun people; an official language of Afghanistan.
pathos
pathos
noun
(literature) An author's attempt to evoke a feeling of pity or sympathetic sorrow for a character.
(rhetoric) A writer or speaker's attempt to persuade an audience through appeals involving the use of strong emotions such as pity.
(theology, philosophy) In theology and existentialist ethics following Kierkegaard and Heidegger, a deep and abiding commitment of the heart, as in the notion of "finding your passion" as an important aspect of a fully lived, engaged life.
Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.
The quality or property of anything which touches the feelings or excites emotions and passions, especially that which awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like; contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic quality.
pechys
peisch
perish
perish
verb
(intransitive) To decay and disappear; to waste away to nothing.
(intransitive) To decay in such a way that it cannot be used for its original purpose
(intransitive) To die; to cease to live.
(transitive, obsolete) To cause to perish.
pesach
pesach
Proper noun
The Jewish festival of Passover.
peshwa
peshwa
noun
(now historical) Originally, a chief minister under the Marathi princes; later, (the title of) each of the rulers of the Marathi kingdom in central India from 1713–1818.
phages
phages
noun
plural of phage
phajus
phanos
phares
phares
noun
plural of phare
pharos
pharos
noun
(figuratively) That which stands out; a shining light.
(historical) An ancient lighthouse or beacon to guide sailors.
phased
phased
adj
Organized or structured chronologically in phases
verb
Misspelling of fazed.
simple past tense and past participle of phase
phaser
phaser
noun
(music) An electronic device that produces special effects on the sound produced by an electric guitar etc.
(science fiction) Fictional energy weapon, with multiple settings for degree of intensity, from the television series Star Trek (1966–69).
A phase modulator
Alternative form of PHASR
verb
(science fiction, transitive) To shoot with a phaser weapon.
phases
phases
noun
plural of phase
plural of phasis
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phase
phasic
phasic
adj
(physiology) Describing the discontinuous activity of excitable cells or tissues,
Of or relating to phase,
phasis
phasis
noun
(now rare) The first appearance of the new moon.
(obsolete) A phase (of the moon, a planet etc.).
(obsolete) Any phase or aspect of something.
phasma
phasor
phasor
noun
(mathematics) A representation of a complex number in terms of a complex exponential.
(sciences, engineering) A plotted line whose length and angle represent the amplitude and phase, respectively, of a sinusoidally varying quantity such as an alternating current.
phelps
phials
phials
noun
plural of phial
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phial
philis
philos
philos
noun
plural of philo
philps
phipps
phizes
phlias
phobos
phobus
phocis
pholas
pholas
noun
Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas.
phones
phones
noun
plural of phone
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of phone
phonos
phonos
noun
plural of phono
phonsa
phosis
phossy
phossy
adj
Affected or caused by the presence of phosphorus.
photos
photos
noun
plural of photo
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of photo
phrase
phrase
noun
(archaic) A mode or form of speech; diction; expression.
(dance) A short individual motion forming part of a choreographed dance.
(grammar) A word or, more commonly, a group of words that functions as a single unit in the syntax of a sentence, usually consisting of a head, or central word, and elaborating words.
(music) A small section of music in a larger piece.
A short written or spoken expression.
verb
(intransitive, music) To perform a passage with the correct phrasing.
(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.
(transitive, music) To divide into melodic phrases.
phrasy
phylis
phylys
phymas
phymas
noun
plural of phyma
physed
physed
noun
Alternative form of phys ed
physes
physes
noun
plural of physis
physic
physic
adj
Relating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
noun
(archaic, countable) A medicine or drug, especially a cathartic or purgative.
(archaic, uncountable) The art or profession of healing disease; medicine.
verb
(transitive) To administer medicine to, especially a purgative.
(transitive) To cure or heal.
physid
physid
noun
(zoology) Any freshwater snail of the family Physidae.
physik
physis
physis
noun
(Ancient Greek philosophy and theology) Nature, as contrasted with law or custom.
(anatomy) The epiphyseal plate, a hyaline cartilage plate in the metaphysis at each end of a long bone, found in children and adolescents.
pisgah
pisgah
Proper noun
The name of a mountain in the Bible. Usually refers to biblical Mount Pisgah or Mount Nebo.
pished
pished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pish
pishes
pishes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pish
pithes
pithos
pithos
noun
(historical) A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
plashy
plashy
adj
Marked by flecks of colour, as if plashed with paint.
Watery, wet, waterlogged.
plusch
plushy
plushy
adj
Like plush; soft and shaggy.
Plush; sumptuous.
polash
polish
polish
noun
A substance used to polish.
Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess.
Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation.
verb
(intransitive) To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to take a smooth and glossy surface.
(transitive) To apply shoe polish to shoes.
(transitive) To refine; remove imperfections from.
(transitive) To refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite.
(transitive) To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding.
popish
popish
adj
(derogatory) acting like, or holding beliefs similar to, the pope.
(derogatory, used by early Protestants) of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism
porush
posehn
posher
posher
adj
comparative form of posh: more posh
poshly
poshly
adv
In a posh way.
potash
potash
noun
(chemistry) An impure form of potassium carbonate (K₂CO₃) mixed with other potassium salts.
(chemistry, archaic) Potassium. Chiefly used in the names of compounds of the form "... of potash".
A class of potassium minerals, of similar applicability to potassium carbonate, such as being a fertilizer. (ie. potassium chloride, potassium hydroxide)
The water-soluble part of the ash formed by burning plant material; used for making soap and glass and as a fertilizer.
verb
To treat with potassium.
pothos
pothos
noun
(uncountable, botany) Pothos, a genus of plants consisting of subtropical and tropical, climbing, flowering vines, indigenous to the environs of the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
Epipremnum aureum, a vine widely cultivated as a houseplant, once classified in the genus Pothos.
prahus
prahus
noun
plural of prahu
presho
pshaws
pshaws
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pshaw
psyche
psyche
intj
(colloquial) Alternative form of psych
noun
(chiefly psychology) The human mind as the central force in thought, emotion, and behavior of an individual.
A small white butterfly, Leptosia nina, family Pieridae, of Asia and Australasia.
Abbreviation of psychology.
The human soul, mind, or spirit.
verb
(transitive) To intimidate (someone) emotionally using psychology.
(transitive) To put (someone) into a required psychological frame of mind.
(transitive, informal) To treat (someone) using psychoanalysis.
psycho
psycho
adj
(colloquial or derogatory) Psychotic or otherwise insane.
noun
(derogatory, slang) A person who acts in a bizarre or dangerous manner.
(derogatory, slang) A person who is psychotic or otherwise insane.
(informal) A class, at a college or university, in which psychology is taught.
psychs
psychs
noun
plural of psych
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of psych
pujahs
pujahs
noun
plural of pujah
pukish
pukish
adj
Nauseated, queasy.
Resembling vomit, especially in color.
pulish
punish
punish
verb
(transitive) To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action.
(transitive, colloquial) To consume a large quantity of.
(transitive, colloquial) To handle or beat severely; to maul.
(transitive, figuratively) To treat harshly and unfairly.