The insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body, especially for purposes of pain relief.
verb
(transitive) To treat with acupuncture.
aftersupper
agastrophus
aggroupment
aggroupment
noun
Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.
allotropous
allotropous
adj
(biology) Pertaining to an insect which is attracted to flowers of a large range of different species of plant, or an insect which does not feed exclusively on one type of flower.
(botany) Pertaining to a flower which attracts a large range of different insects to feed on its nectar.
alpetragius
amateurship
amateurship
noun
The quality or character of an amateur.
amphithuron
anthropodus
antipopular
antipopular
adj
Opposing the people.
antipuritan
antipuritan
noun
One who opposes puritanism.
antitropous
antitropous
adj
(botany) Displaying, of, or pertaining to antitropy.
apatosaurus
apatosaurus
noun
A large sauropod dinosaur of the genus Apatosaurus of the late Jurassic Period. Apatosaurs had a long neck and tail and a relatively small head.
aphroditeum
aphroditous
apicultural
apicultural
adj
(agriculture) relating to beekeeping
apicultures
apodyterium
apodyterium
noun
(architecture, historical) The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the palestra, for getting undressed.
aponeurotic
aponeurotic
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.
aporocactus
apostrophus
apoturmeric
apparatuses
apparatuses
noun
plural of apparatus
appurtenant
appurtenant
adj
Ancillary or subsidiary.
Of or pertaining to an appurtenance.
noun
(law, nominalized, informal) An appurtenance.
An appendage or attachment.
archpuritan
artocarpous
artophagous
artophagous
adj
(rare) bread-eating
aspermatous
aspermatous
adj
Alternative form of aspermous
asteropaeus
astroscopus
atropaceous
auditorship
auditorship
noun
The office or function of auditor.
augitophyre
auripigment
auripigment
noun
(archaic) Variant of orpiment
austrophile
authorships
authorships
noun
plural of authorship
autocarpian
autocarpous
autocarpous
adj
(botany) Having fruit formed by self-pollination
autographal
autographal
adj
(obsolete) autographic
autographed
autographed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of autograph
autographer
autographer
noun
Someone who writes an autograph
autographic
autographic
adj
Containing or relating to an autograph.
automorphic
automorphic
adj
(geology) Describing a mineral, in an igneous rock, that is bounded by its own crystal face; euhedral, idiomorphic
(mathematics) Describing a number whose square ends in the number itself; circular
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to automorphy or an automorphism
Marked by automorphism, the ascription to others of one's own characteristics.
autorrhaphy
autotherapy
autotherapy
noun
(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.
(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.
(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.
autotrophic
autotrophic
adj
(biology) Relating to the production of organic compounds from carbon dioxide as a carbon source, using either light or reactions of inorganic chemical compounds, as a source of energy.
autotropism
autotropism
noun
The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line unless influenced by external stimuli.
auxotrophic
auxotrophic
adj
(biology) Describing a strain of organism that requires a specific metabolic substance that the parent organism was able to synthesize by itself
bankrupting
bankrupting
verb
present participle of bankrupt
bankruptism
bankruptism
noun
(obsolete) bankruptcy
bankrupture
bankrupture
noun
(dated) bankruptcy
blueprinted
blueprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of blueprint
blueprinter
blueprinter
noun
A person or machine that produces blueprints.
brahmaputra
brahmaputra
Proper noun
A great river in India.
Noun
A domestic fowl, the Brahmapootra.
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
buprestidae
buprestidan
buprestidan
noun
(zoology, chiefly in the plural, dated) Any of a number of jewel beetles of the family Buprestidae, usually with shiny metallic colours.
butterpaste
camptosorus
capitularly
capitularly
adv
In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter.
capitulator
capitulator
noun
A person who capitulates.
capiturlary
carnaptious
carnaptious
adj
bad-tempered, quarrelsome, snappy
catapultier
catapultier
noun
The operator of a catapult.
caulopteris
centerpunch
centerpunch
noun
A hand tool used to prepare a workpiece prior to drilling a hole. It typically compresses and then suddenly releases a spring, creating a small indentation that, in turn, guides and centers the drill.
The indentation left by such a tool.
verb
To place something directly in the middle.
To prepare a workpiece for drilling by using a centerpunch to create an indentation.
centriciput
centriciput
noun
(anatomy) The middle part of the head; the part of the head situated between the occiput and sinciput.
centropomus
champertous
champertous
adj
Having the quality of champerty; being an instance of champerty.
chitragupta
chitragupta
Proper noun
A Hindu god assigned with the task of keeping complete records of actions of human beings on the earth.
circumplect
circumspect
circumspect
adj
Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
cistophorus
cistophorus
noun
an Asiatic coin, worth about four drachmas, on which was stamped a cista
colporteurs
colporteurs
noun
plural of colporteur
compositure
compulsitor
compulsitor
noun
(law, Scotland) That which compels.
compurgator
compurgator
noun
(historical, law) An ‘oath-helper’ in Anglo-Saxon or Germanic law who testified to the character of an accused person.
(now historical, law) A character witness in canon law who swore an oath that the accused was innocent.
computerdom
computerdom
noun
(informal) The world of computers and the people associated with them.
computerese
computerese
noun
(informal, dated) The jargon associated with computers.
computerise
computerise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of computerize.
computerist
computerist
noun
(dated) A computer user.
computerite
computerize
computerize
verb
(transitive, computing) To convert a manual function or system into a computer system.
(transitive, computing) To enter data into such a system.
(transitive, computing) To equip with a computer or a computer system.
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
conspurcate
conspurcate
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To pollute; to defile.
constuprate
constuprate
verb
(obsolete) To rape, violate.
contrapunto
contrapunto
noun
(music) counterpoint
cooruptibly
corporature
corporature
noun
(obsolete) The state of being embodied; bodily existence.
corpulently
corpulently
adv
In a corpulent manner.
corruptedly
corruptedly
adv
(rare) In a corrupted manner.
corruptible
corruptible
adj
(of a person) bribable, that can be bought
perishable, subject to decay
noun
(archaic) That which may decay and perish; the human body.
corruptibly
corruptibly
adv
(obsolete) With corruption, in a way that corrupts.
In a corruptible way.
corruptions
corruptions
noun
plural of corruption
corruptious
corruptless
corruptless
adj
(archaic) Not susceptible to corruption or decay; incorruptible.
corruptness
corruptness
noun
The state of being corrupt.
corruptress
corruptress
noun
(rare) a female corrupter
coudersport
coudersport
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
counterapse
counterapse
noun
(architecture) An apse opposite another apse.
countercoup
countercoup
noun
A coup which seeks to overthrow the government installed by a previous coup
counterpace
counterpaly
counterpane
counterpane
noun
(dated) The topmost covering of a bed, often functioning as a blanket; a coverlet, bedspread.
counterpart
counterpart
noun
(law) A duplicate of a legal document.
(paleontology) Either half of a flattened fossil when the rock has split along the plane of the fossil.
Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
One who or that which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
One who or that which resembles another.
verb
(transitive) To counterbalance.
counterplan
counterplan
noun
A plan set up in opposition to another plan.
verb
To set up a plan in opposition to another plan.
counterplay
counterplay
noun
(chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board.
(video games, sociology) A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
A game move made as a response.
verb
To counter; to contrast or contradict.
To make a counterplay; to play in response.
counterplea
counterplea
noun
(law) A plea made in opposition to another.
counterplot
counterplot
noun
A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.
verb
(intransitive, transitive) To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.
counterploy
counterploy
noun
A clever trick used to counteract another clever trick.
counterpole
counterpole
noun
The exact opposite.
counterpose
counterpose
noun
A pose taken in opposition to another.
verb
To act as a counterweight; to counterbalance.
counterpray
counterpull
counterpull
noun
A pull or influence against an existing pull or influence.
counterpush
counterpush
noun
A push in the opposite direction.
counterquip
counterquip
noun
A quip made in response to another quip.
counterstep
counterstep
noun
A measure taken to correct an action or situation; movement in the opposite direction.
The movement of dancers around a central point.
verb
To take an opposing step, as in dancing.
countertops
countertops
noun
plural of countertop
countertype
countertype
noun
A type (of person) that opposes and contrasts with another.
crawthumper
crawthumper
noun
(Ireland, colloquial) An ostentatiously pious person.
crepitacula
crotaphytus
cryptoglaux
crypturidae
curatorship
curatorship
noun
The rank or period of being a curator.
decrepitude
decrepitude
noun
the state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use
dentiparous
dentiparous
adj
tooth-bearing
depasturage
depasturing
depasturing
verb
present participle of depasture
depauperate
depauperate
adj
(botany, of a plant etc) Having stunted growth
Having a limited biodiversity.
Impoverished.
verb
To impoverish.
To stunt the growth of.
depicturing
depicturing
verb
present participle of depicture
depopulator
depopulator
noun
A person who depopulates an area, especially one who forcibly removes people from an estate.
depursement
desulphuret
deuteranope
deuteranope
noun
One who has deuteranopia.
deuterotype
disruptable
disruptable
adj
Capable of being disrupted.
disruptions
disruptions
noun
plural of disruption
disruptment
disturnpike
disturnpike
verb
To make a road be no longer a turnpike.
disulphuret
disulphuret
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) disulfide
dunderpates
dunderpates
noun
plural of dunderpate
duplicators
duplicators
noun
plural of duplicator
duplicature
duplicature
noun
A doubling; a fold, as of a membrane.
ectocarpous
electropult
electropult
noun
An electromagnetic catapult for launching aircraft.