(mathematics) Dealing with numbers of various denominations of quantity, or with processes more complex than the simple process.
(music) An octave higher than originally (i.e. a compound major second is equivalent to a major ninth).
Composed of elements; not simple.
noun
(chemistry) A substance formed by chemical bonding of two or more elements in definite proportions by weight.
(chemistry, dated) A substance made from any combination of ingredients.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem or an affix, e.g. bookshop, high school or non-standard.
(linguistics) A lexeme that consists of more than one stem.
(rail transport) A compound locomotive, a steam locomotive with both high-pressure and low-pressure cylinders.
A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
An enclosure for secure storage.
An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
Anything made by combining several things.
Short for compound exercise.
verb
(horse racing, intransitive) Of a horse: to fail to maintain speed.
(intransitive) To come to terms of agreement; to settle by a compromise.
(intransitive, finance) To increase in value with interest, where the interest is earned on both the principal sum and prior earned interest.
(transitive) To form (a resulting mixture) by combining different elements, ingredients, or parts; to mingle with something else.
(transitive) To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement.
(transitive, law) To settle by agreeing on less than the claim, or on different terms than those stipulated.
(transitive, obsolete) To compose; to constitute.
(transitive, see usage notes) To worsen a situation.
compunct
compunct
adj
(obsolete) Affected with compunction; remorseful.
consumpt
consumpt
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The amount consumed; consumption.
(obsolete) Consumer; market.
verb
To consume.
coprinus
couperin
coupland
coupling
coupling
noun
(electronics) A connection between two electronic circuits such that a signal can pass between them.
(physics) The property of physical systems that they are interacting with each other
(sexuality) Sexual intercourse.
(software engineering) The degree of reliance between two or more software modules.
A device that couples two things together.
Act of joining together to form a couple.
verb
present participle of couple
couponed
couponed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coupon
cowpunch
cowpunch
noun
A cowpuncher; a cowboy.
crumpton
cupidone
cupstone
cupstone
noun
A stone containing a cupule.
dipnoous
dipnoous
adj
Having both lungs and gills.
doupioni
downpour
downpour
noun
A heavy rain.
verb
(intransitive) To pour down; rain heavily.
duckpond
duckpond
noun
A pond that is populated by ducks.
duopsony
duopsony
noun
An economic condition in which two buyers exert control over the market price of a commodity.
dupondii
dupondii
noun
plural of dupondius
eniopeus
envapour
epigonus
eponymus
epulones
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.
euphonia
euphonia
noun
Any of the birds of the genus Euphonia.
euphony
euphonic
euphonic
adj
Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
euphonon
euphonon
noun
(music) A musical instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright piano in form.
euphonym
euphonym
noun
A pleasant-sounding name.
eupnoeas
eupnoeic
eupnoeic
adj
(medicine) breathing normally
eupyrion
eupyrion
noun
(archaic, historical) A device historically used for obtaining instantaneous light, such as a lucifer match.
european
eutopian
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
geepound
geepound
noun
Synonym of slug (“unit of mass”)
grouping
grouping
noun
A collection of things or people united as a group.
Shot grouping.
The action of the verb to group.
verb
present participle of group
grownups
grownups
noun
plural of grownup
guapinol
guapinol
noun
Synonym of courbaril (“South American tree”)
gumpheon
gumphion
gumphion
noun
(historical) A flag or banner carried in a funeral procession.
gumption
gumption
noun
(Britain) Common sense, initiative, resourcefulness.
(US) Boldness of enterprise; aggressiveness or initiative.
(US) Energy of body and mind, enthusiasm.
gunpoint
gunpoint
noun
A location in the front of the muzzle of a gun.
Threat or coercion by display or aiming a firearm or similar weapon.
gunpower
gunpower
noun
firepower from guns
hereupon
hereupon
adv
Immediately afterwards; at this.
homespun
homespun
adj
(by extension) Plain and homely; unsophisticated and unpretentious.
(of clothing, etc.) Made from homespun fabric.
(of fabric) Woven in the home.
(of yarn) Spun in the home.
noun
(obsolete) An unpolished, rustic person.
Fabric made from homespun yarn. Also, machine made fabrics (usually cottons) similar to homespun fabrics in that solids, plaids, or stripes are created by weaving dyed threads (rather than printing), so that both sides of the fabric look the same.
honeycup
honeycup
noun
A North American shrub of the genus Zenobia
hornpout
hornpout
noun
Synonym of horned pout
huapango
huapango
noun
A fast, rhythmic Mexican dance for couples.
impounds
impounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound
ingroups
ingroups
noun
plural of ingroup
inpoured
inpoured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of inpour
kulpmont
lispound
lispound
noun
(historical) A unit of weight formerly used in the Baltic countries, varying between 17 and 19 pounds.
longspun
longspun
adj
Spun out, or extended, to great length; long-winded; tedious.
longspur
longspur
noun
A specific type of bird, of the genus Calcarius; it has a long claw on the hind toe of each foot.
lupinous
lupulone
mannopus
nauscopy
nauscopy
noun
(obsolete) The supposed ability to detect incoming ships, before they come into visual range, by studying certain atmospheric effects.
nepouite
nepouite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare apple-green nickel silicate mineral.
neuropil
neuropil
noun
A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
neuropod
neuropod
noun
(zoology) Any neuropodous animal.
nonpause
nonpause
noun
Absence of a pause.
nontrump
nontrump
noun
(chiefly attributive, card games) Any card that is not a trump.
nonuples
nonuples
noun
plural of nonuple
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.
northrup
occupant
occupant
noun
A person sitting in a car or other vehicle.
A person who occupies a place.
A person who occupies an office or a position.
The owner or tenant of a property.
opaquing
opaquing
verb
present participle of opaque
ophiuran
ophiuran
adj
(zoology) Of or relating to the Ophiuroidea.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the echinoderm class Ophiuroidea; a brittle star.
opinicus
opinicus
noun
(heraldry) An imaginary heraldic creature with an eagle's head, a short tail, and sometimes wings.
oppugned
oppugned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of oppugn
oppugner
oppugner
noun
Someone who oppugns; an opponent.
opsonium
opulence
opulence
noun
abundance, bounty, profusion
ostentatious display of wealth and luxury; plushness.
wealth
opulency
opulency
noun
Archaic form of opulence.
opuntias
opuntias
noun
plural of opuntia
outpaint
outpaint
verb
(transitive) To paint more or better than; to surpass in painting.
outplans
outplans
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outplan
outpoint
outpoint
noun
The closing portion of an edited sequence of audio or video.
verb
(nautical) To sail closer to the wind than (another ship).
(sports) To score more points than (especially, in boxing, to achieve victory by scoring more points that one's opponent).
outpreen
outpreen
verb
(transitive) To surpass in preening.
outpunch
outpunch
verb
(transitive) To punch harder or better than.
outspans
outspans
noun
plural of outspan
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
outspurn
overspun
overspun
adj
(textiles) Too tightly spun.
pandoura
pandoura
noun
Alternative form of pandura
pandours
pandours
noun
plural of pandour
panopeus
panouchi
panthous
pantoums
pantoums
noun
plural of pantoum
panuelos
pasquino
patinous
patinous
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a patina.
pauldron
pauldron
noun
A component of plate armor that protects the shoulder, generally covering more than a spaulder, also protecting the armpit and overlapping with other armor over the upper chest and back.
peponium
peponium
noun
(botany) Any of the plants of the genus Peponium.
peroneus
peroneus
noun
(anatomy) Any of several muscles of the lateral side of the leg, which arise from the fibula and act to move the foot.
peronium
perugino
pinoleum
pleuston
pleuston
noun
(botany) Plants that live floating at the surface of water.
(ecology) The organisms that live floating at the surface of water.
plotinus
plotinus
Proper noun
Roman philosopher 205-270; father of Neoplatonism
plungeon
plutonic
plutonic
adj
(inorganic chemistry) Containing plutonium in a higher oxidation state.
Alternative letter-case form of Plutonic
pneumony
pneumony
noun
Archaic form of pneumonia.
poculent
poculent
adj
(obsolete) Fit for drink.
noun
(obsolete) A drink; something drunk.
pointful
pointful
adj
Having a point; not pointless.
Having real substance; apposite, pertinent.
pointure
poleburn
polonium
polonium
noun
A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.
polonius
polybuny
polybuny
noun
multituberculy
poncirus
pondbush
pontanus
pookhaun
populeon
poquoson
portulan
portunid
portunid
noun
Any crab of the family Portunidae; a swimming crab.
portunus
postburn
postburn
adj
After a burn.
pouching
pouching
verb
present participle of pouch
poulaine
poulaine
noun
A long, pointed toe of a shoe, a style fashionable in the 14th and 15th centuries.
A shoe in such a style.
Rare form of poleyn (“knee armor”).
pouldron
pouldron
noun
Alternative form of pauldron
poultney
pouncers
pouncers
noun
plural of pouncer
pouncing
pouncing
noun
A sudden leap, as of an animal when it pounces.
Decorative perforation of cloth.
The art or practice of transferring a design by means of pounce.
verb
present participle of pounce
poundage
poundage
noun
(countable) a charge based on the value of something in pounds sterling
(countable) a charge based on the weight of something in pounds
(countable) a fee charged for keeping an animal in a pound, or for its release
(countable) a weight measured in pounds
(uncountable) the keeping of an animal in a pound
(uncountable) weight, especially body weight
verb
To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.
poundals
poundals
noun
plural of poundal
pounders
pounders
noun
plural of pounder
pounding
pounding
adj
Characterized by heavy or loud throbs
noun
An act in which something or someone is pounded.
verb
present participle of pound
poundman
poundman
noun
A man whose job it is to catch stray animals (often dogs).
prebound
prebound
adj
Of a book: rebound with a library quality hardcover binding. In almost all commercial cases, the book in question began as a paperback.
precornu
premourn
presound
preunion
preunion
adj
Prior to the existence of a union.
prewound
printout
printout
noun
something printed on paper, usually by a printer (machine).