To surgically remove a part of the body, especially a limb. [from 17th c.]
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
aperture
aperture
noun
(astronomy, photography) The diameter of such a hole which restricts the width of the lightpath through the whole system. For a telescope, this is the diameter of the objective lens.
(mathematics, rare, of a right circular cone) The maximum angle between the two generatrices.
(optics) A hole which restricts the diameter of the lightpath through one plane in an optical system.
(space flight, communication) The (typically) large-diameter antenna used for receiving and transmitting radio frequency energy containing the data used in communication satellites, especially in the geostationary belt. For a comsat, this is typically a large reflective dish antenna; sometimes called an array.
A small or narrow opening, gap, slit, or hole.
aplustre
aplustre
noun
(historical, nautical) An ornamental appendage of wood at the stern of a Roman ship, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
applenut
apterium
apterium
noun
(ornithology) An area of bare (featherless) skin on a bird.
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
aptitude
aptitude
noun
Natural ability to acquire knowledge or skill.
The condition of being suitable.
aucupate
aucupate
verb
(obsolete) To hunt, to seek with vigilance.
autompne
autopore
autotype
autotype
noun
(dated, countable) A copy or facsimile.
(dated, countable) An early form of photograph produced using autotypy.
(uncountable, computing) A function that completes the typing of a field using a prediction based upon the characters entered so far.
verb
(dated, transitive) To reproduce (a document) by autotype.
bethumps
bethumps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bethump
bluetops
bluetops
noun
plural of bluetop
budapest
bumpiest
bumpiest
adj
superlative form of bumpy: most bumpy
cajeputs
capercut
captured
captured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of capture
capturer
capturer
noun
One who, or that which, captures.
captures
captures
noun
plural of capture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capture
catadupe
catadupe
noun
Waterfall; cataract.
catapuce
catapuce
noun
(obsolete) The plant spurge.
catepuce
centuple
centuple
adj
Hundredfold. Multiplied by one hundred.
verb
(intransitive) To increase a hundredfold.
(transitive) To increase or multiply something by a hundred.
centuply
centuply
adv
One hundredfold.
computed
computed
adj
Calculated, determined by computation.
Derived rather than measured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of compute
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.
computes
computes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compute
cophetua
copulate
copulate
adj
(grammar) Joining subject and predicate; copulative.
(obsolete) Joined; associated; coupled.
verb
(somewhat formal) To engage in sexual intercourse.
coupelet
couplets
couplets
noun
plural of couplet
courtepy
courtepy
noun
(historical) A short coat of coarse cloth.
crepitus
crepitus
noun
(medicine) Grating, crackling or popping sounds and sensations experienced under the skin and joints.
crumpets
crumpets
noun
plural of crumpet
cuppiest
cuprites
cuprites
noun
plural of cuprite
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
cupulate
cupulate
adj
Cup-shaped.
Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.
cuspated
cuspated
adj
Ending in a point.
cutpurse
cutpurse
noun
A thief who steals from others' purses or pockets in public.
deathcup
decuplet
decuplet
noun
(music) A group of ten notes played in place of four or eight.
(physics) A collection of spin-3/2 baryons described in the eightfold way.
One of a group of ten, particularly one of ten babies born to the same mother at one time.
depurant
depurant
adj
(medicine) depurative
noun
(medicine) A depurative.
depurate
depurate
adj
(obsolete) Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities.
verb
(transitive) To make impure.
(transitive) To remove impurities from; to purify.
deputies
deputies
noun
plural of deputy
deputing
deputing
verb
present participle of depute
deputise
deputise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of deputize.
deputize
deputize
verb
(intransitive) To act as a substitute for a person in their role or office
(transitive) To officially empower, authorize, pronounce, and establish (someone) to be a deputy.
(transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office
dipneust
dipterus
disputed
disputed
adj
(of territory) Claimed by more than one sovereign state.
Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dispute
disputer
disputer
noun
One who disputes.
disputes
disputes
noun
plural of dispute
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dispute
drupelet
drupelet
noun
(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
drupetum
dullpate
dumpiest
dumpiest
adj
superlative form of dumpy: most dumpy
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
eelpouts
eelpouts
noun
plural of eelpout
empetrum
epaulets
epaulets
noun
plural of epaulet
epibatus
epicauta
epulotic
epulotic
adj
Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores.
noun
Any agent that promotes the skinning over or healing of sores.
erumpent
erumpent
adj
That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth.
erupting
erupting
verb
present participle of erupt
eruption
eruption
noun
A sudden release of pressure or tension.
A violent ejection, such as the spurting out of lava from a volcano.
An infection of the skin resulting in a rash or blemishing.
eruptive
eruptive
adj
(geology) Produced by eruption.
Accompanied by eruptions.
That erupts or bursts forth.
noun
An eruptive rock, one produced by eruption.
eucalypt
eucalypt
noun
Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
Any tree of the tribe Eucalypteae of genera related and similar to Eucalyptus, such as Corymbia and Angophora.
eudyptes
eupatory
eupatrid
eupatrid
Noun
In Ancient Greece, a member of the noble Attic landowning class.
Adjective
In Ancient Greece, belonging to the noble Attic landowning class.
eupeptic
eupeptic
adj
Cheerful.
Having or relating to good digestion.
euphotic
euphotic
adj
Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible
euphuist
euphuist
noun
One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
euplotes
euplotid
euplotid
noun
Any ciliate in the family Euplotidae or the order Euplotida of chromists.
euptelea
eutopian
eutrophy
eutrophy
noun
(geography, of a body of water) The quality of being rich in minerals and nutrients.
(medicine) healthy nutrition
verb
(transitive, intransitive, of a body of water) To make or become rich in minerals and nutrients, which often manifests itself in a green color.
eutropic
forceput
furzetop
gluepots
gluepots
noun
plural of gluepot
grouplet
grouplet
Noun
A small group.
gulpiest
gypaetus
hereupto
housetop
housetop
noun
The roof of a house.
humpiest
humpiest
adj
superlative form of humpy: most humpy
impudent
impudent
adj
Not showing due respect; impertinent; bold-faced.
imputers
imputers
noun
plural of imputer
inputted
inputted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of input
irrupted
irrupted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of irrupt
jumpiest
jumpiest
adj
superlative form of jumpy: most jumpy
kajeputs
ketchups
ketchups
noun
plural of ketchup
kinipetu
liptauer
liptauer
Noun
dish or cheese spread made with sheep's-milk cheese, goat's milk cheese, quark cheese or cottage cheese, part of Hungarian cuisine
lumpiest
lumpiest
adj
superlative form of lumpy: most lumpy
mudspate
mudspate
noun
Synonym of mudflow
multiped
multiped
adj
Alternative form of multipede
multiple
multiple
adj
Having more than one element, part, component, or function, having more than one instance, occurring more than once, usually contrary to expectations (can be followed by a singular).
More than one (followed by plural).
noun
(finance) Price-earnings ratio.
(mathematics) A whole number that can be divided by another number with no remainder.
A chain store.
A discovery resulting from the work of many people throughout history, not merely the work of the person who makes the final connection.
A single individual who has multiple personalities.
More than one piercing in a single ear.
One of a set of siblings produced by a multiple birth.
One of a set of the same thing; a duplicate.
nepouite
nepouite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.
nepquite
nettapus
nonuplet
nonuplet
noun
A group of nine, particularly (music) a tuplet of nine notes.
One of a group of nine, particularly one of nine babies born from the same mother at one time.
octupled
octupled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of octuple
octuples
octuples
noun
plural of octuple
octuplet
octuplet
noun
(music) A group of eight notes played in the time of six.
A group of eight children born together.
An eight-part multiplet.
octuplex
octuplex
adj
Having eight components.
opaquest
opaquest
adj
superlative form of opaque: most opaque
outcaper
outcaper
verb
(transitive) To surpass in capering.
outcreep
outcreep
verb
(intransitive) To creep or crawl out.
(transitive) To exceed in creeping; creep faster than
(transitive, informal) To surpass in creeping someone out.
outcrept
outkeeps
outkeeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outkeep
outleaps
outleaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap
outleapt
outpaced
outpaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpace
outpaces
outpaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace
outpiped
outpiped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outpipe
outplace
outplace
verb
To move to a new location; displace; remove; oust.
To terminate a person's employment, but help the former employee to obtain another post.
outpoise
outpoise
verb
(archaic, transitive) To outweigh.
outpreen
outpreen
verb
(transitive) To surpass in preening.
outpress
outpress
verb
(transitive) To surpass in performing presses (weightlifting exercise).
(transitive, rare) To push or force outward.
outprice
outprice
verb
To sell at a lower price than (another seller)
outpried
outpurse
outscape
outshape
outshape
verb
(transitive, poetic, archaic) To give external form to.
outsleep
outsleep
verb
(transitive) To sleep longer than or beyond.
outslept
outslept
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outsleep
outspeak
outspeak
verb
(intransitive, rare, dialectal) To speak out or aloud.
(transitive) To surpass in speaking; say or express more than; signify or claim superiority to; be superior to in meaning or significance; speak louder than.
(transitive, rare, dialectal) To declare; utter; express; vocalise.
outspeed
outspeed
verb
(transitive) To exceed in speed or velocity; outstrip.
outspell
outspell
verb
(transitive) To spell better than.
outspelt
outspend
outspend
verb
(transitive) To spend more than some limit or than another entity.
outspent
outspent
adj
Exhausted; tired out.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outspend
outspied
outspoke
outspoke
verb
simple past tense of outspeak
outsprue
outsweep
outsweep
noun
(swimming) The motion of a swimmer's arm outward, away from the body.
verb
To sweep outward.
outweeps
outweeps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweep
outwwept
outyelps
outyelps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outyelp
pahautea
pahautea
noun
(New Zealand) A New Zealand tree, Libocedrus bidwillii.