(botany) Not producing fruit; unfruitful; sterile.
acupress
acupress
verb
(transitive) To apply acupressure to.
adipsous
adipsous
adj
(medicine) thirst-quenching
adolphus
aegyptus
alopecus
amorphus
amorphus
noun
(pathology) A malformed foetus
(physics) Any amorphous material
amplexus
amplexus
noun
A form of pseudocopulation, found chiefly in amphibians and horseshoe crabs, in which a male grasps a female with his front legs as part of the mating process.
ampoules
ampoules
noun
plural of ampoule
amputees
amputees
noun
plural of amputee
antiphus
apellous
apellous
adj
(anatomy) Not covered by skin. Said of a circumcised penis, which has had its prepuce (foreskin) removed.
aphareus
aphesius
aphidius
aphodius
aphonous
aphonous
adj
Without a voice; voiceless; aphonic.
aphthous
aphthous
adj
(pathology) Of, or relating to aphtha.
apiculus
apiculus
Noun
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.
aplustra
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.
apneusis
apneusis
noun
(pathology) An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.
apolunes
apolunes
noun
plural of apolune
apolusis
apomyius
apostume
apostume
noun
Obsolete form of aposteme.
applauds
applauds
noun
plural of applaud
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of applaud
applause
applause
noun
The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.
appulses
appulses
noun
plural of appulse
apsyrtus
apterous
apterous
adj
(biology) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a stem or petiole.
(zoology) Destitute of wings; wingless.
aptychus
aptychus
noun
(paleontology) A hard calcareous plate forming part of the body of an ammonite.
apuleius
apuleius
Proper noun
An author in the Roman Empire,
apurpose
apurpose
adv
(dialect) on purpose; deliberately
aruspice
aruspice
noun
Alternative form of haruspex
aruspicy
aruspicy
noun
Alternative form of haruspicy
asapurna
ascupart
ashippun
asperous
asperous
adj
bitter, cruel, severe
rough, rugged, uneven
asperugo
asperula
aspidium
aspidium
noun
(dated, countable) Synonym of dryopteris: a genus of ferns or a member of the genus, including the male fern.
(dated, medicine, uncountable) A vermifuge prepared from the dried male fern.
aspiquee
asporous
asporous
adj
(botany) That does not have spores
atropous
atropous
adj
(botany) Not inverted; orthotropous.
auntship
auntship
noun
The status of being an aunt.
auspices
auspices
noun
Protection or patronage.
plural of auspice
autopsic
autopsic
adj
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an autopsy
autoslip
axonopus
baseplug
beaupers
beauship
beauship
noun
(dated, humorous) The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.
biparous
biparous
adj
producing two offspring from one pregnancy; twinning
bluecaps
bluecaps
noun
plural of bluecap
bradypus
breakups
breakups
noun
plural of breakup
budapest
buphagus
cajaputs
cajeputs
cajuputs
calippus
callipus
campagus
campanus
campused
campused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of campus
campuses
campuses
noun
plural of campus
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of campus
capaneus
capillus
capsicum
capsicum
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India, Singapore) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
capsulae
capsular
capsular
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling a capsule.
capsuled
capsuled
adj
enclosed within a capsule
capsuler
capsuler
noun
A machine for applying the capsule to the cork of a wine bottle.
capsules
capsules
noun
plural of capsule
capsumin
captious
captious
adj
(obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
Having a disposition to find fault unreasonably or to raise petty objections; cavilling, nitpicky.
captures
captures
noun
plural of capture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capture
capuanus
capuches
capuches
noun
plural of capuche
carpinus
carpuspi
catchups
catchups
noun
plural of catchup
caupones
cephalus
cephalus
Proper noun
an ancient Greek lover of Procris who accidentally slew her as she spied upon him
chapeaus
chuppahs
chuppahs
noun
plural of chuppah
chutzpas
chutzpas
noun
plural of chutzpa
cleanups
cleanups
noun
plural of cleanup
crackups
crackups
noun
plural of crackup
cupcakes
cupcakes
noun
plural of cupcake
curupays
cusparia
cusparia
noun
(archaic) The bark of Angostura.
cuspated
cuspated
adj
Ending in a point.
cuspidal
cuspidal
adj
Having cusps.
dapedius
dauphins
dauphins
noun
plural of dauphin
diapause
diapause
noun
(biology, entomology, ichthyology) A temporary pause in the growth and development of an organism due to adverse environmental conditions (especially in insects and in the embryos of many of the oviparous species of fish in the order Cyprinodontiformes)
dipsacus
dustheap
dustheap
noun
A pile of rubbish.
dustpans
dustpans
noun
plural of dustpan
earplugs
earplugs
noun
plural of earplug
encarpus
encarpus
noun
(architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc.
epaulets
epaulets
noun
plural of epaulet
epibatus
epimacus
espousal
espousal
noun
A betrothal.
A wedding ceremony.
Adoption of a plan, cause, or idea.
espundia
espundia
noun
The ulcerative type of dermal leishmaniasis, with secondary manifestations in the nose and mouth, occurring in parts of South America.
eupepsia
eupepsia
noun
Good digestion.
euphrasy
euphrasy
noun
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
eupnoeas
expansum
galumphs
galumphs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of galumph
graupels
graupels
noun
plural of graupel
gunplays
gunplays
noun
plural of gunplay
gypaetus
haapsalu
haapsalu
Proper noun
A town on the west coast of Estonia.
hallopus
hapsburg
harpalus
harumphs
harumphs
noun
plural of harumph
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of harumph
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
hepialus
hippalus
hutzpahs
ipsambul
ispaghul
kajeputs
lagopous
lapillus
lapillus
noun
(zoology) One of the otoliths in finfish.
A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano.
larkspur
larkspur
noun
Any plant of the genus Delphinium, especially Delphinium ajacis and other plants of the subgenus Delphinium subg. Consolida.
liparous
lupanars
lupanars
noun
plural of lupanar
macropus
mannopus
marsupia
marsupia
noun
plural of marsupium
matchups
matchups
noun
plural of matchup
maurepas
melampus
mudpacks
mudpacks
noun
plural of mudpack
mudspate
mudspate
noun
Synonym of mudflow
napellus
nauplius
nauplius
noun
(zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
nauscopy
nauscopy
noun
(obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
nettapus
nishapur
nonpause
nonpause
noun
Absence of a pause.
nuptials
nuptials
Noun
wedding ceremony
omphalus
omphalus
noun
Alternative form of omphalos
opaquest
opaquest
adj
superlative form of opaque: most opaque
opuntias
opuntias
noun
plural of opuntia
opuscula
opuscula
noun
plural of opusculum
outleaps
outleaps
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap
outpaces
outpaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace