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.
asexuals
asexuals
noun
plural of asexual
auxetics
auxetics
noun
plural of auxetic
auxvasse
axonopus
bauxites
bauxites
noun
plural of bauxite
bisexual
bisexual
adj
(botany) Of flowers: having both pollen and seeds.
(botany) Of fungi: producing both the "female" ascogonium and the "male" antheridium.
(botany) Of gametophytes: producing both eggs and sperm.
(botany) Of sporophytes: having both male and female organs.
(chiefly biology) Having two distinct sexes, male and female (as contrasted with unisexual or hermaphroditic).
(chiefly biology) Involving two sexes (particularly with regard to reproduction; contrast parthenogenetic or asexual).
(of humans or other animals) Sexually attracted to both men and women (by a narrow definition) or to people of multiple or any genders (by a broad definition; compare pansexual).
(rare) Hermaphroditic/intersex, being both male and female, or alternating between being male and being female.
Androgynous.
noun
(botany, rare) A plant or fungus, or part thereof, which is bisexual.
(chiefly biology) An organism (that is, a species) which has male and female sexes.
A person who is bisexual.
boxhauls
boxhauls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boxhaul
bruxisms
bruxisms
noun
plural of bruxism
buxomest
buxomest
adj
superlative form of buxom: most buxom
calixtus
caudexes
connexus
dextrous
dextrous
adj
(chiefly UK) Alternative spelling of dexterous.
duplexes
duplexes
noun
plural of duplex
duxelles
duxelles
noun
(cooking) A finely chopped mixture of mushrooms, onions, shallots and herbs sautéed in butter and reduced to a paste, used in stuffings and sauces (as in beef Wellington) or as a garnish.
effluxes
effluxes
noun
plural of efflux
eutaxies
excludes
excludes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exclude
excursed
excursed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excurse
excursus
excursus
noun
A fuller treatment (in a separate section) of a particular part of the text of a book, especially a classic.
A narrative digression, especially to discuss a particular issue.
excusers
excusers
noun
plural of excuser
excusing
excusing
noun
The act of making an excuse.
verb
present participle of excuse
excusive
excusive
adj
Serving as an excuse; exculpatory.
excussed
excussed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of excuss
excussio
executes
executes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of execute
exequies
exequies
noun
(obsolete) plural of exequy (“funeral rites”)
exergues
exergues
noun
plural of exergue
exhausts
exhausts
noun
plural of exhaust
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exhaust
exhumers
exhumers
noun
plural of exhumer
exiguous
exiguous
adj
scanty; meager
eximidus
eximious
eximious
adj
(archaic) Pre-eminent, outstanding.
exitious
exitious
adj
Harmful, destructive, deadly, pernicious.
exoascus
exoascus
noun
The outer functional layer of a fissitunicate ascus
exoduses
exoduses
noun
plural of exodus
expansum
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.
expounds
expounds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound
expulsed
expulsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of expulse
expulser
expulser
noun
(obsolete) An expeller.
expulses
expulses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expulse
expunges
expunges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expunge
exradius
exradius
noun
(geometry) The radius of an excircle.
exstruct
exsudate
extensum
exterous
extrudes
extrudes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of extrude
extusion
exuccous
exuccous
adj
Obsolete spelling of exsuccous
exudates
exudates
noun
plural of exudate
exurbias
exurbias
noun
plural of exurbia
fixtures
fixtures
noun
plural of fixture
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flexuose
flexuose
adj
Alternative form of flexuous
flexuous
flexuous
adj
winding from side to side; sinuous
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
fraxinus
haruspex
haruspex
noun
A soothsayer or priest in Ancient Rome (originally Etruscan) who practiced divination by inspecting entrails.
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
lummoxes
lummoxes
noun
plural of lummox
luxuries
luxuries
noun
plural of luxury
luxurist
luxurist
noun
(obsolete) One given to luxury.
mastauxe
maximums
mixtures
mixtures
noun
plural of mixture
mousepox
mousepox
noun
A skin disease of mice, similar to smallpox, caused by the poxvirus species Ectromelia virus.
mousseux
mousseux
adj
Of wine: sparkling.
muskoxen
muskoxen
noun
plural of muskox
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.
outboxes
outboxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outbox
outfoxes
outfoxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfox
oxyurous
paxillus
paxillus
noun
(zoology) A kind of pillar-like spine with a flattened summit covered with minute spinules or granules, covering the surface of certain starfishes.
plexuses
plexuses
noun
plural of plexus
poxvirus
poxvirus
noun
Any of a group of DNA viruses, of the family Poxviridae, that cause pox diseases in vertebrates
proxenus
proxenus
noun
Alternative spelling of proxenos
quixotes
refluxes
refluxes
noun
plural of reflux
saindoux
salteaux
saucebox
saucebox
noun
(colloquial) A saucy, impudent or impertinent person.
(colloquial) The mouth.
saxtubas
saxtubas
noun
plural of saxtuba
sextuple
sextuple
adj
(music) Having six beats to the bar.
Being six times as great.
Having six parts.
noun
(sports, soccer) A team that wins 6 titles in the same year or season.
a sixfold amount
verb
To make, or to become, six times as much (or as many).
sextuply
sextuply
adv
In a sextuple fashion.
sexually
sexually
adv
By means of sexual intercourse.
In a sexual manner: erotically.
With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms).
With respect to sexual intercourse.
sexupara
sexupara
noun
(biology) A sexuparous individual
snuffbox
snuffbox
noun
A small box or container to hold snuff or loose tobacco.
soundbox
soundbox
noun
Alternative form of sound box
subaxial
subaxial
adj
Below an axis
subaxile
subfixes
subfixes
noun
plural of subfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subfix
subindex
subindex
noun
(mathematics) A subscript
A subsidiary index, or one that represents a sector of a larger one
suboxide
suboxide
noun
(chemistry) any oxide containing a small proportion of oxygen
subtaxer
subtaxon
subtaxon
noun
(taxonomy) One of the elements within a taxon.
subtexts
subtexts
noun
plural of subtext
suffixal
suffixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of a suffix
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of a suffix
suffixed
suffixed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of suffix
suffixer
suffixes
suffixes
noun
plural of suffix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of suffix
supellex
superfix
superfix
noun
One or more letters or sounds added at the top of a word to modify the word's meaning. These are found in Maya script.
verb
To add one or more letters or sounds to the top of a word to change the word's meaning.
supersex
supersex
noun
(biology) The result of an abnormal combination of sex chromosomes.
supertax
supertax
noun
A higher rate of an existing tax.
An additional tax on something that has already been taxed.
surtaxed
surtaxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of surtax
surtaxes
surtaxes
noun
plural of surtax
textuist
textuist
noun
(obsolete) A textualist; a textman.
textures
textures
noun
plural of texture
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of texture
thrsieux
tuxedoes
tuxedoes
noun
plural of tuxedo
ulexites
ulexites
noun
plural of ulexite
unaxised
unisexed
unisexes
unsexing
unsexing
verb
present participle of unsex
unsexual
unsexual
adj
Not sexual.
uxorious
uxorious
adj
Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife.
xanthous
xanthous
adj
(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.