(computing, graphical user interface) A visual representation of a file system etc. through which the user can navigate.
A person who by means of travel (notably an expedition) searches out new information.
Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.
One who explores something
explores
explores
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explore
exported
exported
verb
simple past tense and past participle of export
exporter
exporter
noun
One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.
exposers
exposers
noun
plural of exposer
exposure
exposure
noun
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
expresso
expresso
noun
(proscribed) Alternative form of espresso
expulser
expulser
noun
(obsolete) An expeller.
expunger
expunger
noun
One who expunges.
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
exrupeal
exscribe
exscribe
verb
(obsolete) To copy; to transcribe.
exscript
exscript
noun
(obsolete) A copy; a transcript.
exsector
exserted
exserted
adj
(botany) protruding, projecting
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exsert
exstruct
extender
extender
noun
(climbing) A runner, or quick-draw. (from sense #2)
(linguistics) A phrase that extends an expression to include further members of a set, e.g. "and stuff", "or something".
Any of various components designed to extend the length of a device.
Any of various substances designed to extend any of several properties of a material.
Any substance added to food to bulk it out, with a higher protein content than a filler.
extensor
extensor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle whose contraction extends or straightens a limb or body part.
exterior
exterior
adj
Being from outside a country; foreign.
Outdoor.
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
noun
Foreign lands.
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
external
external
adj
(anatomy) Situated near or toward the surface of the body.
(computing, of a hardware) Not contained in the main computer.
(computing, of storage) Using a disk or tape drive rather than the main memory.
(education) For or concerning students registered with and taking the examinations of a university but not resident there.
(pharmacology, relational) Relating to or denoting a medicine or similar substance for use on the outside of the body.
Having existence independent of the mind.
Having merely the outward appearance of something.
Not intrinsic or essential.
Outside of something; on the exterior.
Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.
Relating to or connected with foreign nations or institutions.
noun
(programming, in the C language) A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
(usually in the plural) The exterior; outward features or appearances.
Inessential or superficial features.
Outward appearance.
externat
externat
noun
A day school.
externes
externes
noun
plural of externe
externum
exterous
extoller
extoller
Noun
One who extols.
extorted
extorted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extort
extorter
extorter
noun
One who practices extortion.
extracts
extracts
noun
plural of extract
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extract
extrados
extrados
noun
(architecture) The outer or upper curve of an arch.
extrared
extrared
adj
(obsolete) infrared
extremal
extremal
adj
(mathematics) Relating to extrema (maximal or minimal)
noun
(mathematics) Any solution to a variety of equations in the calculus of variations
extremer
extremer
adj
comparative form of extreme: more extreme
extremes
extremes
noun
plural of extreme
extremis
extremum
extremum
noun
(mathematics) A point, or value, which is a maximum or a minimum.
extromit
extrorse
extrorse
adj
(botany) Said of anthers dehiscing outwards from the center of the flower.
extruded
extruded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of extrude
extruder
extruder
noun
A machine that extrudes material through shaped dies
extrudes
extrudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude
exumbral
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
fixature
fixature
noun
(historical) A gummy preparation for fixing the hair in place.
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxbird
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
flexured
flexured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flexure
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
fluxroot
fornaxid
fortaxed
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
foxberry
foxberry
noun
The plant cowberry or lingonberry, Vaccinium vitis-idaea.
foxcroft
foxfires
foxproof
foxproof
adj
Resistant to the predations of foxes.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the predations of foxes.
foxtrots
foxtrots
noun
plural of foxtrot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxtrot
foxworth
francaix
fraxetin
fraxetin
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrolysis product of fraxin; 7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxycoumarin.
fraxinus
genetrix
genetrix
noun
Alternative form of genitrix
genitrix
genitrix
noun
The biological mother of a child.
greenwax
greenwax
noun
Alternative spelling of green wax
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
heretrix
heretrix
noun
Alternative form of heritrix
heritrix
hexagram
hexagram
noun
A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
A large silver coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
hexandry
hexaplar
hexaplar
Adjective
Being or relating to a Hexapla.
hexarchy
hexarchy
noun
A group of six states.
hexaster
hexaster
noun
(zoology) A hexact with axes that branch into rays at the extremity.
hexereis
hexereis
noun
plural of hexerei
horsebox
horsebox
noun
(UK) A motor vehicle for transporting horses.
(UK, rail transport, obsolete) A van-type railway vehicle specially built for the carriage of horses.
A container for transporting horses in, whether by road, rail, or sea.
horsepox
horsepox
noun
A disease of horses caused by an orthopoxvirus.
hrimfaxi
hydroxyl
hydroxyl
noun
(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.
indexers
indexers
noun
plural of indexer
inexpert
inexpert
adj
Inept or unskilled; not of expert ability or quality.
noun
An inept or unskilled person.
intermix
intermix
noun
An intermixture; the product of mixing together
verb
(transitive) To mix together; to intermingle or blend.
interrex
interrex
noun
(figuratively) A similar interim ruler, CEO, etc.
(history) An equivalent regent from the death of a Polish king till the election and enthronement of his successor.
(history) An official in Ancient Rome who acted as single head of state during the interregnum between two consulates.
intersex
intersex
adj
(fantasy) A person who can get pregnant and also impregnate someone else.
(of an individual) Having any of a variety of inherent conditions (in a species with distinct sexes) in which one's sex characteristics differ from those of a typical male and female; for example, having sex characteristics relating to both male and female sexes.
noun
(biology, zoology) An individual with any of these conditions.
The condition of being intersex; intersexuality.
verb
(nonstandard) To make intersex.
intertex
intertex
verb
(obsolete) To intertwine; to weave or bind together.
janitrix
janitrix
noun
A female janitor.
jaxartes
knoxboro
lamrouex
larynxes
larynxes
noun
plural of larynx
leucoryx
liothrix
luxuries
luxuries
noun
plural of luxury
luxurist
luxurist
noun
(obsolete) One given to luxury.
luxurity
margeaux
marivaux
marxists
matrixes
maxillar
maxillar
adj
Alternative form of maxillary.
meretrix
meretrix
noun
A prostitute in Ancient Rome.
meroxene
meroxene
noun
A form of biotite in which the plane of the optic axis coincides with the plane of symmetry.
microlux
microlux
noun
A unit of illuminance or illumination, one millionth of a lux.
microvax
mirepoix
mirepoix
noun
(figurative) A mixture.
A combination of diced onions, carrots, celery and herbs sautéed in oil or butter as used in French cooking.
mixeress
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
monitrix
monitrix
noun
(archaic) A female monitor; a monitress.
montreux
morceaux
morceaux
noun
plural of morceau
moroxite
moroxite
noun
(mineralogy) A greenish-blue variety of apatite.
mortreux
moureaux
murexide
murexide
noun
(organic chemistry) Ammonium purpurate, the ammonium salt of purpuric acid, used as a complexometric indicator and a colorimetric reagent.
neosorex
neuraxis
neuraxis
noun
(anatomy, embryology, medicine, sometimes) A subset of the central nervous system: i.e., the spinal cord, rhombencephalon, mesencephalon and diencephalon.
(anatomy, medicine, usually) Synonym of central nervous system.
neuraxon
nextdoor
nextdoor
adj
(nonstandard) Alternative spelling of next-door
nitroxyl
nitroxyl
noun
Aminoxyl.
nontaxer
novatrix
oreodoxa
oreortyx
orthodox
orthodox
adj
(botany) Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.
Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
Of a branch of Judaism.
Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
oxaluria
oxaluria
noun
The presence of oxalic acid (or oxalate) in the urine
oxaluric
oxbridge
oxbridge
Proper noun
The University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge collectively, in contrast to redbrick universities.
oxharrow
oxhearts
oxhearts
noun
plural of oxheart
oxidator
oxidator
noun
(obsolete) A device for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp.
(obsolete) An oxidizer.
oxidiser
oxidiser
noun
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of oxidizer.
oxidizer
oxidizer
noun
(chemistry) An oxidizing agent, especially one used to oxidize the fuel of a rocket or a fuel cell.
oximeter
oximeter
noun
(chemistry) A device that measures the quantity of oxygen in something, particularly air in the atmosphere.
(medicine, specifically) A device that measures the oxygen saturation of arterial blood.
oximetry
oximetry
noun
The measurement of the oxygen level in arterial blood
oxpecker
oxpecker
noun
Either of two species of passerine bird in the genus Buphagus, in the monotypic family Buphagidae, endemic to sub-Saharan African savannah.
oxyaster
oxycrate
oxycrate
noun
(medicine, archaic) A mixture of water and vinegar.
oxyether
oxymoron
oxymoron
noun
(loosely, sometimes proscribed) A contradiction in terms.
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect.
oxyrhine
oxyurous
paintrix
paradoxy
paradoxy
noun
(countable) A paradoxical statement; a paradox.
(uncountable) The state or quality of being paradoxical.
parallax
parallax
noun
(astronomy) The angle of seeing of the astronomical unit.
An apparent shift in the position of two stationary objects relative to each other as viewed by an observer, due to a change in observer position.
verb
(animation) To produce an illusion of levels of distance by shifting layers at different rates.
(transitive) To measure (a distance) based on parallax observations.
paraxial
paraxial
adj
(embryology) Lateral to the neural tube.
(mathematics) Parallel to one or more axes of the coordinate system.
(physics) Near an optical axis.
paroxysm
paroxysm
noun
A random or sudden outburst (of activity).
A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit.
An explosive event during a volcanic eruption.
patrixes
paxillar
paxillar
adj
Relating to the paxillae
peixerey
perborax
perionyx
perionyx
noun
(anatomy) The epidermis bordering a nail.
permixed
permixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of permix
peroxide
peroxide
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen atoms linked by a covalent bond; any substance containing this group which yields hydrogen peroxide when treated with an acid.
(organic chemistry) Any compound containing the functional group R-O-O-R'.
Hydrogen peroxide, especially when in an aqueous solution used as a bleach.
verb
(transitive) To treat (something) with hydrogen peroxide, especially hair in order to bleach it.